After 25 years of moisture and insect damage, it was time to replace the
siding on our pump house.
Preserving the Building
It would have been easier to tear down
the pump house and build a new one. However, we had just installed new
insulation and sheetrock the previous year. The shingles on the roof were
only a few years old too. So we decided just to replace the siding on the
outside of the building. This was complicated since much of the roof
structure was built on top of the existing siding. I was able to remove
the plywood on the sides of the building, but had to cut away the lower
sections of the front and back and patch in new plywood. Then I added a
thin layer of textured plywood on top. In the end, the building is much
stronger and looks great. Hopefully it will last another 30 years or
more.
