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Whoops, ordered it this morning! Hoping to start on it next week. Weather is cooling then so hopefully that won't be an issue... I'm planning on oiling it all up and sealing the edges before I put them up so hopefully there won't be too much expansion.
Speaking nof which, does anyone know of a cheap and cheerful spray option for this? Would be great if I could just lay all the panels out on the floor and spray at it rather then endless brush action.
Hovis-
Timber will absorb most moisture through the endgrain, using and a specific endgrain sealer will help.
As far as expansion goes it depends on the moisture content of the wood when you put up the cladding. Most stuff you buy is relatively green so has a fairly high moisture content. So it should be ok going from summer to winter this year there may be issues next year once it's had a whole summer to dry out then starts getting damp again.
For spraying Screwfix sell this which is a great little thing to have about for sheds and fences etc.
Bobbo
Looking great!
When are you thinking of ordering the cladding? I'd read somewhere that it's not a great idea to do it mid summer because of how much it will expand when it gets damp during winter - it said to do the cladding between summer / winter.