Cedar can simply be washed using a CedarWash and it will brighten significantly. Think long and hard about taking off a natural material and replacing it with a synthetic.

I think a transparent blue stain on cedar is far more interesting visually than any PVD siding solution for your home.

I would never take off nice looking cedar and replace it with other siding, unless, the cedar was in terrible condition. That doesnt appear to be the case with your house. Get your cedar cleaned, and then if necessary restain it. No white or weathered white on that house. Its a very nice house just the way it is.

Thank you very much for your comments. Greg

A-frame typically refers to a house like this.

see photo above, my roof does not go to the ground, but general design is A-frame with sloped roof and primarily glass in front.

Sounds like you are set on the blue and white look. It will be a stark contrast to why you have now.

You have beautiful mature plantings, I am wondering if you prefer a statement look or want it to compliment the surroundings.

I would not do blue & white, but an earthy look with siding and trims the same deep rich color.

SW Tea Leaf somes to mind.

Lyn thank you for your comments; it is a lake house and we dislike the dark drab current look; so leaning to dark blue blue/grey

We did a blue grey at the lake with a coral door (Ben moore golden gate) - does look fresh and crisp (we have white windows)

Thank you

“We dislike the current drab dark look so leaning toward a dark blue/grey.” 😳

No offense intended, but that statement seems nonsensical to me.

We have a 100 yo house and a 1960s house, both with the original cedar siding (admittedly, a decent number of shingles have been replaced on the older one.) I don't know why you'd replace a perfectly good material which might serve you well for the rest of your tenure in the house, with something else.

One thing to note is with your current windows, a very dark blue will not have the trim on the windows stand out. A slightly lighter blue will help. You have little ability to add trim to the dramatic side of your house. These are examples of blues with gray windows and the degree of differentiation

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Blue would devalue the place in my opinion. This is what you should shoot for.

I'm torn on this question. That is because I have a cedar-cided house and so have first-hand experience with it.

It's beautiful, no question about that. But, it's a very high maintenance material. It's more involved than simply cleaning. Yes it has to be cleaned, but it also needs re-coating every few years for protection from the elements, and re-staining if there's a lot that's degraded in the interim. This is not inexpensive if you hire it out. Every wood-loving insect wants to make a home in it; I have a good exterminator for that, that's usually at least a 1x/year call, sometimes more, depending. And don't forget the woodpeckers that drill away at the siding to get any tasty treats that remain.

Truth be told, I would not recommend people put wood siding on their house. I didn't know any better when I bought my house and was swayed by the aesthetics of it. It sure is beautiful. I've toyed with the idea of having it removed and replacing with a stone or brick veneer. Heck yea that would be expensive, but it would be a once-and-done, but would likely equal the cost of ongoing routine maintenance over the course of time. I still don't know what I'm going to do but it almost time for a re-stain, it's been 6 years already, and that's too long already, degradation has occured in some spots.

Your question is what to do with it now that's it's already on. I suggest considering would it would cost to re-side in a low- or no-maintenance material compared to the cost of ongoing routine upkeep of the cedar. How long do you plan on living there? Which is more cost-effective for you in that expected timeframe? Do you want to deal with the ongoing upkeep of cedar or re-side and be done with it?

If your budget allows, you might look into acetylated wood. I used the factory-dyed gray version on my own home for architectural accents. The photo I’m showing is that dyed acetylated wood, not wood that has naturally weathered yet.

It’s basically pine that has been chemically modified through an acetylation process, which makes it highly resistant to rot, insects, and moisture movement. The product comes with a 50-year warranty. Left natural, it starts out a warm yellow/butter color and gradually weathers to gray over time.

The factory-dyed gray version you see in the picture lets you skip that awkward waiting period, and because the color is pressure-treated through the board, light scratches can be sanded without exposing a different color underneath.

It was expensive, but for me it was worth every penny because I never wanted to deal with painting, termites, or dry rot again. It doesn’t need the kind of regular painting or staining that ordinary exterior wood does. That fence will eventually have flowering vines growing on it, by the way, so the low-maintenance aspect mattered even more. No removing the vines to inspect the wood.

Thank you all for the comments; much to consider !

An A-frame with vertical walls is described as a modified A-frame or a Chalet style home.

The solid stain on my house lasted a good 15 years. Never had termites. I would not call it high maintenance. If anything, wood is better. If you have some other siding, if something needs to be replaced, you'll have to find the same thing, but products change. Wood shingles that match our 100 year old shingles are still easy to find.

If I was doing siding now I would do Shou Sugi Ban and never have to redo and a great idea to have some fire protection too Not the ceapest option but it lasts really forever .

Agree with Paul F & also Lyn Nielson’s suggestion. You have beautiful trees btw. I agree with Paul F re the blue. For some reason, idk why, blue ”cheapens” the look ( for me ) , perhaps because I associate it with manufactured ( aka mobile ) homes. Seems to be a popular choice.