Changing panels? Time for painting?

[snowjim]

Hello,

One side of the sunroom seems to need a little love, this is what it looks like:





Here you can see that the paint has peeled off, probably enough to brush it off with a wire brush and apply new layers?

Here it's worse, the wood has for some reason rotted and warped!? What have those who put it up done wrong? And what do I need to do? I suspect it needs to be replaced, what type of panel is it?


The upper part towards the house wall looks good:

Towards the middle it gets worse:

Would you count this as in need of painting?



And if that is the case, what do you fill the cracks with?

 

[snowjim]

It doesn't seem to be entirely easy to figure out what type of panel they have placed on the side, maybe it's just as well to replace the entire panel with something new and thicker? Is there a standard to follow?

 

[snowjim]

Suppose I tear down the panel, install a new one, prime and paint, how important is it to plan this according to the weather? Will there be problems if it rains when it's open or if there's untreated paneling?

 

[Latitud79]

It depends on what is under the panel. But if you buy some sturdy tarps, you'll be fine.

 

[ecb182]

On the upper part, it seems there are quite a few dry cracks from before it was last painted. I would probably just paint over it again. Especially considering you might want to do something more extensive in a while? Thinking about the plastic on the roof also looks like it's seen its best days.

The panel on the lower part doesn't look so great; I would replace it. If it's not an insulated wall, there shouldn't be any problem removing the panel and leaving it open until you get a new one on. You can prime and paint the new panel once before you put it up. Then you apply the final coat once it's in place. It's often easier, and when the wood moves, it's painted in such places that aren't visible when you nail up the panel. It looks like a small area, so this goes quickly.