Using pine for outbuildings?

[AlbertC]

I have several large pine trees that I need to cut down. Is there any way to use pine for siding on an outbuilding?
It seems a waste to just burn the trees when I can get it cut into lumber for about 25 cents per board foot.

I can use treated wood for the framing but was wondering is there anything that I could put on the pine to make it last as siding?

Thanks

 

[/pine]

The White Pine live edge siding on my cabin is 45 years old...solid as the day I installed it...original stain has faded some...

Also it is quite common to use pine for board and batten siding

 

[AlbertC]

The White Pine live edge siding on my cabin is 45 years old...solid as the day I installed it...original stain has faded some...

Also it is quite common to use pine for board and batten siding

I live in middle Georgia and this is southern yellow pine. It is susceptible to rotting. Did you put some type of preservative on it?

 

[big bubba]

where are you located & what type of pine is it? yellow (southern) pine doesn't take paint/stain very well given the high sap content. will you air dry 1st or build green?
@ that milling price would be nice to utilize the material if it can sustain the climate. will siding be horizontal or vertical? using batts as well? guess you could put it up green soon after milling & secure well. of course there will be drawing between boards as it cures.
(sorry for mentioning the obvious

having said that, i sided my cabin w/wide yellow (native) pine 40 yrs ago. every 5-10 yrs apply high quality stain. has held out very well. having wide overhangs & porches helps, as mentioned, keep moisture off & you'll be fine good luck

 

[AWSubie]

After it has dried, and if you don't want to paint it, spray, brush or roll a spar urethane on it.

 

[/pine]

I'm in N.E. GA...I only put an original coat of stain on the siding...The only place I had a board get a little soft was where water constantly splashed against a bottom course...had I maintained the stain there it likely would not have gotten soft...most stains/sealers call for reapplication every few years...

Yellow pine is much more durable than White pine...

 

[Industrial Toys]

I like it and used it on several outbuildings. But the key is to keep it off the ground and most of our buildings have a four foot concrete wall.

Woodpeckers are another matter!

 

[/pine]

I like it and used it on several outbuildings. But the key is to keep it off the ground and most of our buildings have a four foot concrete wall.

Woodpeckers are another matter!

I've never see woodpeckers bother with sawn siding...but the carpenter bees can be a problem...

Any worms or borers (that might attract woodpeckers etc.) can be treated with Lindane

 

[Industrial Toys]

We have cluster flies and I think that is what they are after.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Pine makes fine construction lumber and decent siding too and .25/ft. is pretty cheap, I won't mill a log that cheaply...

Here's white pine board/baton siding,

Other styles of siding can be made too, no problem at all...

SR