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Painting wooden fence - stain or paint?

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  • 14-09-2015 5:55pm
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    NIMAN
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    My boundary fence at the front of the house is looking tired and I want to paint it black.

    I seen some wood paint in the big DIY stores which came from a new range of pastel shades too, but wondering should I use paint or buy black wood stain instead?

    Which would need less prep?
    Which would cover better?
    Which would last longer?


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    kadman
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 5,065 Mod ✭✭✭✭kadman


    Depends a lot on the wood used for the fence.

    A stain is only a means of colouring the wood nothing else. Of course you could use a stain/preserver coating.

    Stain only requires less prep, but does nothing to preserve the material, unless its a stain/preserver.
    Stain has great coverage..

    Stain or paint requires on going maintainence, probably every 2 years at least. Wood is a material that expands
    and contracts and therefore is prone to allowing weathering damage , as any oil based paint covering will crack
    during movement, hence the ongoing maintainence.

    Unlesss of course you have a very durable wood used in your fence, like teak, cedar or maybe larch.


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