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crabapplesteam OP t1_ja9u884 wrote

Reply to comment by pessimistoptimist in How do you know when to replace or fix a shed? by crabapplesteam

Right on. Thank you so much for that - i was feeling a bit lost of how to approach this, and this gives me the perfect starting point.

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aseedandco t1_jaaapyz wrote

Clean the roof before you paint though.

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crabapplesteam OP t1_jaakgoq wrote

Will do - that's the very first thing I'll do! Any tips? I was was thinking of pressure washing it until someone on here said not to. Based on that, I think my plan is to just use a broom..

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aornoe785 t1_jaav5b4 wrote

Are they pine needles? If they're the long ones, honestly the fastest way to clear them is by hand, they bunch together and hold in big clumps. Just wear thick work gloves so you aren't endlessly stabbed. Raking or sweeping will just pile them higher and tighter.

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No_Veterinarian703 t1_jac5osa wrote

You can use a leaf blower or broom for the base layer, then soapy water and a bucket with a sponge/brush to get what is caked on.

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Remo_253 t1_jabe1c7 wrote

> pressure wash the rot and algea off the bottom

Be careful with the pressure washer, you can tear up the wood using too much pressure. There are different tips, use one that puts out a lower pressure.

Painters pressure washed my GFs house before painting and the guy that did it had no idea what he was doing, dug gouges in the siding on one side of the house.

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crabapplesteam OP t1_jabene6 wrote

Yea good call. Someone else suggested using a sponge with mildew remover, and I think that's the path I'll test first.

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megavolt121 t1_jacjgmb wrote

Spray hydrogen peroxide on the surface to kill everything.

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20_Menthol_Cigarette t1_jaaq1ny wrote

One thing I will add here. If you are going for a steel exterior door, dont just tin the bottom 12 inches, you dont want short tin or cut tin. I would just steel panel the whole exterior, it honestly would not take terribly much longer than just doing the bottom little bit. If your interior framing is correctly spaced and you know your layout you can stack your sheets and measure out and drill perfect pilot holes for all the fastening screws so it goes up super fast and looks perfect when complete.

When the shingles finally go bad, then lay a sheet metal roof over the shingle and then you have mecha shed.

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scarabic t1_jabhrap wrote

Just don’t pressure wash. Use a scrub brush and appropriate herbicide/fungicide. Pressure washers will tear right into old wood. A lot of decks have been ruined this way. It looks like they’re cleaning AMAZINGLY while you’re pressure washing, but that’s because it’s blasting layers away right down to bare wood.

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