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Cedar House Restoration — A Visual Guide

Here we visually take you step-by-step through a cedar house restoration. From removing the old finish, to prepping the wood, and lastly preserving it by oiling.

If you click on the first image you can see the full size images from the first step of the process to the last.

Photo of cedar house before the restoration process.
Before photo of cedar shake house.
Close up of cedar house showing mold and worn finish.
Closeup of cedar in need of restoration.
Chemical solution applied to cedar clapboards during the cleaning process.
Applying solution to cedar home for cleaning and stripping old finish off.
Pressure cleaning cedar house using a solution to remove the old finish
Pressure cleaning of cedar shakes in process.
Closeup of power washing cedar house in Old Greenwich, CT
Removing finish with pressure cleaner.
This side of cedar house was just treated. The next step would be to brighten the wood.
Cleaning and stripping process finished.
Cleaning cedar house on tight property lines in Greenwich, CT
Working on house with 40 foot ladders.
Cedar neutralized before oiling. It still needs to dry before oiling.
Side of cedar house drying after being neutralized.
Cedar clapboards and shakes drying after stripping, neutralizing and brightening the wood.
Back side of house drying after neutralizer/brightener applied.
Preparing cedar house one side at a time. The right side is being brightened after cleaning where the front has just been cleaned.
Various stages of brightening the house.
Front side of cedar house neutralized.
Front side of cedar house neutralized.
Oiling cedar house. Protecting the white trim with plastic.
Oiling the western red cedar.
Oiling cedar house using a 40 foot ladder.
Oiling the home in a custom dove grey penetrating oil.
Oiling western red cedar with a dove grey oil.
Applying an oil preservative.
Protecting the property when oiling the cedar shakes and clapboards.
Protecting the property during application.
Restoring the cedar home with penetrating oil.
Oiling the cedar home.
The cedar porch ceiling beadboard and overhangs were oiled in a light brown penetrating oil to complement the dove gray.
Cedar Beadboard Accents Oiled in Light Brown.
Cedar home restored.
Cedar Shakes and Clapboards Finished.
Western red cedar clapboard and shake restored in dove gray penetrating oil.
Cedar home restored in dove gray.
Western red cedar shake home after photo.
Waterfront Side of House Finished.

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  1. Beth Dalton's avatar Beth Dalton
    May 29, 2015 Reply

    I looked at the cedar house restoration. The photos are awesome. Thanks for sharing! Your work is first class!

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