felt on side of shed?

GoodLord

One side of my elderly aunt's garden shed gets a lot of rain. I thought it might be an idea to put felt on it. Would that be a good idea? There is felt on the roof.

I am not an expert in diy. Is there any reason why it might not be a good idea. Is there a special tack to hold on felt?. I do not want a long nail that comes through at inside

jack of all

Bad idea, unless the felt is overlaid with a cladding , which kind of defeats the purpose. Felt will soften in warm weather (especially if south facing), pull away from the nail fixings and literally slump to the ground. A torch on felt would perform better, but they are not really designed for vertical applications, except for small upstands and abutments, as thermal movement and creep is a problem. Doesn't look great anyway.

GoodLord

jack of all wrote: »

Bad idea, unless the felt is overlaid with a cladding , which kind of defeats the purpose. Felt will soften in warm weather (especially if south facing), pull away from the nail fixings and literally slump to the ground. A torch on felt would perform better, but they are not really designed for vertical applications, except for small upstands and abutments, as thermal movement and creep is a problem. Doesn't look great anyway.

Thanks. Any other ideas? Preservative paint gets very faded

slimjimmc

GoodLord wrote: »

Thanks. Any other ideas? Preservative paint gets very faded

PVC coated steel cladding (the corrugated stuff), but she might consider it looks a bit industrial.
But if the issue is simply one of rapid faded appearance then a better quality paint might last a bit longer.

jack of all

Plastic coated cladding, single skin agricultural type would work, fixed with tek screws, but you may have difficulty sourcing small quantities cut to length.

gutteruu

You can get 'wood effect sheeting' that is normal steel cladding but looks better and less industrial

You could always just put some ship-lap wooden boards onto existing wall.

GoodLord

gutteruu wrote: »

You could always just put some ship-lap wooden boards onto existing wall.

thanks, good idea. nail on is it?

gutteruu

Yes. Nailed is fine. You could also use this

slimjimmc

GoodLord wrote: »

thanks, good idea. nail on is it?

Shiplap gives tighter joints than overlapped boards so rain is less likely to penetrate as easily but it's still timber so it will weather and need routine maintenance. Steel cladding is both water proof and maintenance free.

Is the main issue with the current shed water ingress or just rapid weathering of the wood treatment?

Ger Byrne 1

If the damp is coming in true the timber
A quick fix is a coat of an oil base paint
It will seal the timber especially if it is a rustic shed

GoodLord

slimjimmc wrote: »

Shiplap gives tighter joints than overlapped boards so rain is less likely to penetrate as easily but it's still timber so it will weather and need routine maintenance. Steel cladding is both water proof and maintenance free.

Is the main issue with the current shed water ingress or just rapid weathering of the wood treatment?

no water gets in just paint fades. used cuprinol ducks back 5 year