Power wash every two to four years.
Cedar clapboard siding maintenance.
This maintenance will have to be repeated as often as every 2 years depending on your climate.
Also it cannot be installed over your existing siding.
You must be careful and only use a pressure washer on its lowest setting.
First to help avoid any future insect damage back prime the cedar with oil based primer image 1.
Genuine cedar siding is going to require washing and staining sealing or painting on a regular basis.
Although pressure washers are a great way of cleaning cedar siding they can be overwhelming for beginners.
Compared to today s vinyl siding wooden clapboards are high maintenance.
Cedar siding is prone to dust and dirt accumulation just like other types of exterior siding.
Dusty climates will require more frequent washing.
We used cedar siding to replace the rotted clapboards.
The wood must be treated or painted to preserve it.
Before the siding can go up 1x4 starter strips of treated lumber should be nailed to the sill where the lower most course of siding will go up image 2.
The paint or stain coating the wood must be.
A mild non phosphate detergent is recommended.
The surfaces of finished western red cedar decks siding and trim boards exposed outdoors inevitably become dirty and can also be discolored by mildew algae and moss.
You must clean it twice a year so that it s easier to maintain.
You need to check the clapboard siding routinely for cracked or broken boards.