Since the weather has cooled off I am going to try my hand at making some repairs around here. As you can see in the attached picture the wood on the upper elevation wall has some issues where the boards need to be repaired. It would be nice to have some scaffolding put up but would be cost prohibitive. I am probably going to get a couple of extension ladders to work off of. I'll use 2x4's nailed to the porch roof to secure the legs of the ladders. I'm considering going back with hardy board if I can find the correct widths. Another thought is to use some barn board off of an old barn that I have access to. I feel that vinyl siding will take away from some of the character. Any suggestions on how to go about doing it and/or what to use are appreciated.

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Jim