As the southern and western sides of your log home are exposed to the most sun they will show signs of weathering before the northern and eastern exposures.
Sun damage to wood siding.
The effect is called sun fading and can cause the wood to lighten in spots.
Fixing the sun damage is easy to do and can be done with wood cleaner scrubbing and sandpaper.
Follow the instructions that come with a bottle of wood cleaner and mix a batch following the ingredients.
Sun fading occurs in two ways.
But with the magic of a good wood epoxy you can save damaged wood like this and make it look like new.
The sunlight that causes age spots on your skin also discolors wood walls over time.
Wood that has been exposed to the sun s destructive rays for years without a protective layer of paint can begin to weather so badly that it may appear to be beyond saving.
For builders there has always been concern with darker color siding products specifically about color fade or damage caused by normal uv rays or in some cases from concentrated sunlight.
Sunlight will break down both the finish and the stain on your log siding.
Sunlight and moisture can damage the surface of the plywood siding causing cracks and warping.
When the sun damages your log siding it will also lose its water resistance opening it up to moisture.
Today s home owners are moving toward darker siding colors even in low maintenance products such as vinyl siding fiber cement and manufactured wood.
Step 1 remove damaged plywood.