Our soakers are primarilly made for new builds. However, we know that many older buildings can also benefit from adding or replacing soakers. With some small adjustments our soakers can be retrofitted onto existing weatherboard. For installation, we suggest using both left and right-handed tin snips. This will help you cut the soakers to the length that you require with ease and precision. You can also use a multi-tool to make a small groove under the weatherboard. This groov

If your on the Coast or in a sea spray zone we would recommend using Colorsteel Maxx soakers, Stainless Steel would also be a good choice but only if your going to leave them unpainted. If your wanting to paint the soakers, we definitely recommend colorsteel maxx. You will need to give the soakers a light sand using a fine wet & dry sandpaper, then follow with giving them a good clean. We also recommend contacting your paint supplier as certain types of paint may require furt