While wood is a popular choice for building and renovating facades, it often raises the question of maintenance.
Wood is a living material. Without protection or a finish, wood will naturally and unevenly turn a silvery grey. Good installation combined with the right choice of wood species protected by a finish will ensure an aesthetically durable façade. To find out all you need to know about maintaining wooden façades, follow the guide.
If wood cladding means you've got to spend your summer holidays staining grandma and grandpa's cottage, then read on!
Maintaining wood cladding is above all a question of aesthetics and the choices you make for the long term. Proper installation, combined with quality wood cladding suited to the geographical area where you live, are prerequisites for optimal ageing of your wooden façade.
Depending on the type of wood you choose, you can opt for unfinished natural wood cladding from the outset. This will naturally turn a silvery grey. If, on the other hand, you want to enjoy the grain of natural wood but with a touch of extra colour and protection, opt for a Sivalbp saturator. Depending on the exposure of your façade, without any special maintenance, the layer of saturator will fade over the years and turn a natural grey. If you want to retain the original colour of your cladding, simply apply a coat of saturator without stripping or sanding every 4 to 8 years.
Gone is the chore of brushing the entire façade before applying a coat of finish.
If your wood cladding has gone grey, you can restore its natural colour by applying a woodstain remover. After applying the woodstain remover, you should apply a finish such as a saturator to restore your wood cladding to its original shine.
There are different types of finish for wood cladding. They fall into two main categories:
Film-forming" finishes for wood cladding include woodstains and paints. These finishes are film-forming because they form a film on the wood substrate and cover the appearance and grain of the wood. This type of finish requires regular maintenance.
Non-film-forming" finishes for wood cladding include saturators and oils. These finishes penetrate deep into the wood without leaving a film on the surface. This type of finish is easy to maintain.
To find out more, read our article on the different types of finish for wood cladding.
At Sivalbp we offer durable wood cladding with a range of saturated finishes to suit all projects.
All our saturators have been developed to resist UV rays and bad weather. A real sun cream for wood cladding, our saturators provide long-lasting protection for optimum ageing of our wood cladding. All our saturators are easy to maintain and require no stripping or prior sanding of the facade.
Read our feedback on the ageing of our wood cladding over time in the Achievements - Wood cladding - Ageing section.
Don't hesitate to contact us for more information on the performance of our solutions over time and their advantages in terms of maintenance.
