Erby Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Your opinion? (40 - 50 year old house) Click to Enlarge 49.5 KB Carpenter bees and wood peckers were busy elsewhere on this house. Click to Enlarge 44.28 KB And of course, deck flashing was kind of forgotten about! Click to Enlarge 56.04 KB Don't see too much of this siding around here. Anything else you notice. Click to Enlarge 83.83 KB Click to Enlarge 67.62 KB Click to Enlarge 43.29 KB Click to Enlarge 54.32 KB Click to Enlarge 78.39 KB The piece of wood over the windows (spline?) was rotten on several windows. Shouldn't there be metal flashing there as well? Click to Enlarge 56.3 KB Click to Enlarge 57 KB Click to Enlarge 49.5 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Meiland Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Wow. That exterior is toast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Damage from rot and insects. 'No longer able to serve its intended purpose.' Need new exterior cladding. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Looks to me like b&b siding...first thought was T-111. I think the mystery holes in pic #1 are powder post beetle, whose incubation is from 2-10 yrs. In material that is not kiln dried they often show up. I've been told that if you keep wood dry it needs no finish, but it is often hard to keep the sides of a house dry, and carpenter bees etc will bore into whatever they can find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Tarter Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 The insect damage appears to be from carpenter ants. Also be aware that WDI damage can sometimes be forest damage before lumber was harvested. I always look close at tunneling, galleries, exit holes etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Cedar can last a long long time with a bit of care. There are washes that make it look bright and new again. But maybe it is time for some good old paint. They will need to repair above those windows, yes with some flashing. The woodpecker was after something in the deck joist. I wonder if there could be some termies in there? [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjeffzehnder Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 It is cedar vertical siding and it comes in a couple of formats. Like everything else it still requires maintenance and care but can last if it is maintained. It was popular in the 1970s and 1980s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted November 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Yeah, I thought the "toast" and "Need new exterior cladding" were going a bit far for the amount of damage versus total amount of siding. The woodpecker damage is easy. Carpenter bees bore into the wood for their babies. Woodpeckers dig the babies out and eat them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Lewis Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 I think the mystery holes in pic #1 are powder post beetle, whose incubation is from 2-10 yrs. Those would be some large powder post beetles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHS Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Yeah, I thought the "toast" and "Need new exterior cladding" were going a bit far for the amount of damage versus total amount of siding. The woodpecker damage is easy. Carpenter bees bore into the wood for their babies. Woodpeckers dig the babies out and eat them. the circle of life... Then you could look at the house as ecco friendly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghentjr Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 I think the mystery holes in pic #1 are powder post beetle, whose incubation is from 2-10 yrs. Those would be some large powder post beetles. They come in different sizes http://www2.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef616.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 ...Erby, you sure it is cedar?...Looks a lot like pine, but then, the smell is how you tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted November 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 No, I'm not sure, Jim. Don't see many of either around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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