Browse Forums DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair 1 Oct 16, 2010 9:56 am The wood panels on the exterior of our house is "checking" http://homerepair.about.com/od/exterior ... ures_2.htm If we do not repaint it and fix it, what is the worst thing that can happen? It's summer time now, so no rain/water damage in the near future. Re: External Wood Checking 2Oct 16, 2010 10:24 pm Dude, I've got to say that you ask some odd questions. You mentioned in another post that your house is a 1978 house. Where in Perth were they building with weather boards in 1978? Seriously, you don't sound like a particularly handy man. If you really do have a paint problem I'm sure the experts at your local paint shop can give you the advice you seek. Sorry if I sound harsh but your Q's just don't sound legit. I'd hate to think that you are wasting peoples time with spurious questions for what ever reason. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: External Wood Checking 4Nov 04, 2010 10:23 am Wouldn't it be a good idea to sand and repaint now whilst there is less chance of rain? Not sure about you but I tend to to hang my clothes out in clear skies not rainy We are tossing up between a Jarrahdale radiant wood fire (the Pioneer) and a convection wood fire (Innovator or Countryman) but cannot decide on which type of wood fire is… 0 5250 yeah i couldnt picture it issue either, but i could clearly picture what they were doing wrong haha 2 5295 Before you rip it up, if you can in the grout lines, drill some holes and pour/inject techgrip by sika. I have used it to bond mdf to timber, but in the process it dripped… 1 4290 |