We cut both boards down to an equal width.
How to seal old barn siding.
Repair and repaint historic siding rather than cover barns with artificialsiding.
But the fastest and most effective way.
Have you wondered how to install steel siding on a pole barn.
In this video i show how easy it can be.
Heat salvaged wood to 140 degrees fahrenheit to kill insects and their larvae.
Remove remnants of insects and their nests by scrubbing the wood with a wire brush.
Not knowing the size or purpose of your barn wood i d suggest mineral oil as used for butcher block.
The sheets cover 3 foot so it goes up pretty fast.
Cut and sand first cut your wood down to the length width you need.
The proper approach to this is to install vertical strips of wood over the cracks from the outside.
You can choose to use something like 1x2 inch cedar strips.
Minwax does have a wipe on polyurethane in a satin finish that will protect the barn wood.
I m jealous you have barn wood best of luck.
Custom lumber yards offer kiln services for all sizes and.
Clean now you guys i tried a few different ways to clean the boards.
Siding applied over the entire surface of a building can give itan entirely different appearance obscure craft details and mask ongoingdeterioration of historic materials underneath.