ᐅ Prefabricated timber house gable weather-resistant paint

Hello,
I have a question. Last year, we bought a semi-detached house, a prefabricated wooden house built in 2000. The gable of the roof, in particular, has already been exposed to quite a bit; the paint is almost completely gone, and you can see gray-black streaks.

Is this a problem? The beams supporting the gable show small cracks with black edges.

Is the structural strength of the wood still guaranteed without weather protection, or should I be concerned now?

What should be considered when repainting with weather-resistant paint?

How much does it typically cost to cover both gables? Are there any estimates?
I don’t know the wood type; it could be pine or larch.

Softwood needs to be protected. Please make sure to apply Consolan or a similar product now in spring. Cracks appear because solid wood expands and dries out – this is normal. There are fillers you can use before painting, such as Knauf Fix and Finish. The wood must be properly dry before painting. If you want to spend a bit more, choose Scandinavian paint, for example Gori. The widespread use of wooden houses there has given them a lot of experience with durable coatings.

Thanks a lot, I have been considering protecting it with a metal cladding.

Don’t do it, wood is after all a natural material. Take a look around at your local specialist stores. There is a type of exterior wood paint called Swedish wood paint, which isn’t cheap but is really excellent. The Swedes have many wooden houses, often quite colorful. They know their way around wood maintenance.

Thank you, thank you. The problem is that it is a semi-detached house, and the gable of my house directly borders the other house. Therefore, if I want to paint it, I would have to go onto my neighbor’s roof, which they do not really like.

Well, that can probably be talked through. He’ll have to get onto your roof at some point if he wants to paint, right?
Now, there is a method, in theory—though unfortunately prohibited—to permanently preserve softwood, using carbolineum, a mix of tar oil and waste oil. But that’s no longer allowed... so, what do you want to do with metal on wood? Cover it up? And the water trapped between? That will just cause rot.