After 5+ years finally started barn

[Billrog]

What Eddie says a good primer ( sealer) to start with before painting. I'm not familiar enough with your weather or paint available for advice with credibility but never heard of any for bugs. Sherwin Williams is a brand I have used. I've had cedar siding on a few homes and the one I'm living in now has only been repainted once in the last 25 yrs. still looks good even the S. side that gets 12 hrs. of sun a day during the summer.We don't have much humidity here.

 

[sawtooth]

Very nice build! Whereabouts are you located?

In southern Ohio. Not really sure of what type bugs bug have read online that some bugs do like to attack fresh popular. Maybe nothing is needed for my area but not sure.

 

[ovrszd]

Totally not tryin to be a smart***. Do you guys really have trees named popular?? We have poplar here. Is that the same thing??

 

[farmer2009]

Totally not tryin to be a smart***. Do you guys really have trees named popular?? We have poplar here. Is that the same thing??

I think a lot of that is spell check and autocorrect.

 

[ovrszd]

I think a lot of that is spell check and autocorrect.

Never thought of that. You are probably right!!! Thought I might be missing something.....

 

[Duwop]

Bumble bees or carpenter bees as the are referred to here will bore holes into cedar siding and tunnel to reproduce. There is an additive you can get to help but as a former contractor I had only limited success with treatment for my clients. Some pest control outfits think they have products that are good.

 

[sawtooth]

Poplar it is. Lol

Thanks for correcting.

 

[deerseeker001]

Looking good you will enjoy that.

It's a 40x70 with 12' shed and 12' ceilings. Poured foundation with popular siding. Will have upstairs guest quarters and extra storage. Barn will be heated with gas heat and fully insulated. This forum was a big help in putting all this together. Thank you.

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[ovrszd]

Poplar it is. Lol

Thanks for correcting.

No correction intended. Just thought maybe something was going on that I knew nothing about!!!!

 

[tcreeley]

Poplars- but in my area- they call them popple. -I've got a load of popple ready for the mill, etc.