How to add years to the life of your wood fence?
by Stains Paints WRP is America’s Leading distributor of MohawkWant
to rejuvenate and add years to the life of your wood fence? Consider staining,
sealing or painting it. What you come down in favor of is completely up to you.
Yet you should count on a few contributing factors. Here is a simple guide to
help you decide.
What do you like?
First
off, decide on whether you like a see-through sealed appearance of General Finishes
enduro white undercoat which allows the grain of the wood to show
through yet still protects the wood from the elements, a painted finish that will
perfectly cloak the grain and at times highlight the existence of the fence, or
a stained finish that is somewhere in between.
The color scheme of
your home
Think
about the colors of your home, including the decoration. Your best bet is to
harmonize with the colors of your home when applying a finish to your wood
fence. You may want to complement the fencing to the base color of the home
siding or stucco, or just pick a color that matches or complements the trim or
fascia.
The color scheme of
your landscaping
Ideally,
your landscaping choices complement the color scheme of your home already and
will make it that much easier to settle on an exterior
stain or paint color for your fence if you decide to go that route.
Quite often, the natural wood color of the fence will complement the scheme
well enough. If not, that is where your talents for picking colors will be
required. If you have difficulty selecting colors, find someone with a good
color perspective to help you out.
The color scheme of
your hardscaping
Do
you have hardscaping (rocks, pavers, masonry) that were chosen to bring texture
to your estate? If they already go along with the color scheme of your home,
that is all the better. If not, you may want to take a quick look at how they
would look framed alongside or not far away from your finished fence.
The flow or
contrast of your neighboring fences
You
may end up keeping up with all the steps above only to find your choice clashes
with the theme of your neighborhood. It is not beneficial for your property
value to make it stick out so much like the proverbial sore thumb.
Finally,
take some time to make up your mind and never make a choice only because you
saw a finished fence project you liked on TV or somewhere not far away. Just
follow this 5 step process and you are more likely to be much more content with
your decision in the end.
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