I'm finishing up my barn project, and decided to put a wood surround around the side entrance. The main siding is a blue steel siding, board and batten.
I've attached a simplified rendering - PLEASE IGNORE the roof over the door.
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I have a pile of pallet wood planks. Enough to side this three times over.
It'll be installed with an air gap (rain screen), ideally horizontally.
I'm at a loss as how to process this wood. I don't want to do much, if anything to it, IMHO. Obviously it will need a coat of stain/preservative. I also don't want to make it a haven for bugs. Or a buffet for evil woodpeckers.
I looked at a composite wood-like cladding system, but I estimated it would cost around $450 for the material.
Shiplap pine comes to about $88 in materials (need around 88 lf, about $1/lf), and a gallon of stain.
Any suggestions? Should I just buy the pine siding?