For those wondering can you paint cedar siding, it's important to know about the wood types. Wood is either hardwood or softwood, with softwoods like cedar being ideal for painting cedar wood siding due to their ability to accept paint finish well and hold up over time. For this article ...
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I’m one of those people who likes to chew on design decisions and visualize them for awhile before committing. Right now I’m set on either leaving the wood raw or painting it. Yes stain is an option, but it’s a continual process and gradually gets darker over time - not an option...
Your wood grain shows completely, and a transparent stain will allow the wood to weather to its natural color. Many clients choose this if they want theircedar shingles to weather to a beautiful “Nantucket Gray” on their own,remembering that reapplying a transparent stain is an annual affair...
Unpainted redwood, cedar, and cypress siding have the charm of natural color and texture. Instead of painting these, most homeowners prefer to finish the woods with a clear or semi-transparent stain. Beneath paint, these woods have natural resins that may bleed through the surface finish, so ...
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This depends a lot on the project. For cedar or redwood, vinyl, or big color changes – from very light to dark or dark to light, as well as to cover stains from things like mold, then yes, primer is required. Otherwise, it may not be necessary, depending on the paint you choose....
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Traditionally, pigments have also added hiding properties to paint. Specialty or extender pigments may also be used and provide bulk to the paint at a low cost. The extender pigments are often chosen for their impact on properties like scrub resistance, stain resistance and chalk resistance. Alum...
Our 35 year old house still had the original stained T1-11 cedar exterior siding. Mike and his crew did an excellent job using solid color acrylic stain and the house looks like new again. There were many areas and details that needed repair and they took care of everything including all...