Wood Siding Maintenance

 Maintenance Task:  Inspect and maintain wood siding

The following maintenance tasks should be conducted for your wood siding:

1. Prune trees, shrubs, and bushes so that branches do not rub against the wood siding.

2. Check all surfaces for weathering and paint failure.  Re-paint or add a stain or water-repellant as necessary.

3. Re-nail loose siding (use rust-resistant screws); replace rotted areas; repair splits as necessary.

4. Check for termites, carpenter ants, and wasp's nest.

5. Pressure wash and clean siding as necessary, or re-paint.

Take special care to ensure that ground, debris, leaf piles, etc are not touching your wood siding.  This can lead to insect infestation.

Unprotected wood siding risks being destroyed by insects, mold, and mildew.  And rotten wood can allow water damage to occur inside your home.

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