Exterior Stained Wood Siding

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Exterior stained wood siding.

Sherwin williams s woodscapes solid color stain in cape cod red on trim and deckscapes waterborne semi transparent stain in cider mill on decking and siding. Fill the reservoir about halfway up. Painting over siding can give your home a facelift sprucing up tired wood and making it look fresh and new again. Select the wood stain that you want to apply to the wood siding and pour it into the low pressure paint sprayer.

Wood siding is a classic way to provide both beauty and protection to a home bringing a warm traditional feel. I d love to update it with fresh paint and new hardware but i ve heard that you can t get good results painting over stain. In order to preserve the beauty of natural wood the exterior coating of paint or stain must be regularly maintained. Tooltip select to read tip.

Choose a side to begin at and start spraying the exterior wood stain onto the wood siding. My childhood dresser is beautiful but the wood stain looks faded. This is because paint acts as a physical barrier over the surface whereas stain or dye takes on a much thinner barrier. Change base tooltip select to read tip.

Wood siding is a popular option for home exteriors because of its timeless classic look. This prevents moisture entry wood rot and pest entry keeping your home looking its best. Solid color stains mimic the appearance of the flat oil based paints used since colonial times. Painting over stained wood is not much different than painting over raw wood and.

Paint can protect your exterior siding for up to 10 years whereas stain can protect for between 2 10 years depending on how many coats you apply. Many homeowners save from installation costs by installing their own wood siding.