| Obviously this shingle siding is
in desperate need of repairs. Not only is there a large hole in the
shingle siding, but there are plenty of wood shingles that are cuping
and starting to bow.
If you examine the rest of the picture, you will probably notice a few
more holes in the wood siding.
It wouldn't be a bad idea to replace the damaged
siding instead of repairing it, if you're financing allows it.
Most of the time, when you see wood shingle siding that is beyond
repair, like the picture above, there's a good chance that the weather
conditions have something to do with it.
Extreme climates that are hot and cold or areas that
have large daily temperature changes are extremely tough on which
shingles
Wood shingles need to breath and sometimes when you seal them, by
applying paints or wood sealers, you could have more problems than if
you would've left them alone.
This type of siding isn't used very much anymore, because it's a fire
hazard. Wood shingles become extremely dry and if you've ever seen a
couple of them burn in your fireplace, you would never even think about
installing them on the exterior of your home.
Whenever you have a hole like this in your wood siding shingles, make
sure that it gets repaired as soon as possible.
A hole this size could do a lot of damage to the
interior and the structural framing.
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