Front Door Stained Cedar Siding

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Front door stained cedar siding.

Prepare your cedar siding by washing it with soapy water to remove any dirt or dust if any has accumulated. Use a thick brush when staining. Cedar siding shingles provide beauty for any home but they must be properly coated to ensure a long life. One of the most thorough methods when staining is to use a thick natural bristle brush.

After you have washed it wait for it to dry before applying any stain to the cedar. When hiring a siding professional to stain cedar siding most homeowners pay 120 to 150 100sf. The upside is that solid color stains will block most damaging ultraviolet light. Cedar shingles contain extractives that bleed to the surface when the wood becomes wet and then darken as the wood dries.

Solid color stains have solid particles but not nearly as many as paint. Staining new cedar requires a transparent semi transparent or semi solid stain if your intention is to still see the natural beauty of the wood s grain after completing the staining process. Staining cedar with a solid color stain. Thus solid color stains let some of the cedar s grain show through but none of the color.

What you get is a very uniform opaque color. It is important that you stain wooden surfaces not just to keep it looking like new but to protect it from the elements that result in gradual weakening.