Gray Stained Cedar Siding

The upside is that solid color stains will block most damaging ultraviolet light.

Gray stained cedar siding.

Gray siding with brown cedar shake roof shingles. See more ideas about house exterior house colors siding paint. The four types of stain you can use for your cedar siding. Staining cedar with a solid color stain.

The same siding is also used to trim out the soffit giving the entire home a cohesive look with the same low maintenance durability. What you get is a very uniform opaque color. Just like wood faux cedar siding can be installed in several different directions. Classic grey stain by minwax was one of my favorite gray stains that i tested.

Cedar is known to age gracefully to a soft silver grey patina but it s wise to keep the rich tones of your cedar siding lasting longer. Real wood door stained medium brown. A few tools you may need. Solid color stains have solid particles but not nearly as many as paint.

I used two coats to really enhance the gray color that the stain provided. Is it possible they just need to be cleaned and stained. The gray cedar may appear brittle but it probably still has many years of life left due to the wood s low density and shrinkage factors and natural preservatives. Stark white trim and round columns.

Does the color change mean those shingles are rotted. This home utilizes traditional lap siding on one building with a board and batten installation on the other. Now the cleaned and brightened cedar wood siding is ready to stain. Black front and garage doors.

Cedar siding after mold removal cleaning and brightening. Sep 14 2018 explore cindi atwater s board cedar siding paint color ideas followed by 205 people on pinterest. I liked that it added a gray finish to the wood in a more subtle way and still allowed the wood grain to show through and look natural. My husband and i are considering buying a home that has cedar siding shingles.

Prep the cedar siding by. How do you know when the siding is completely damaged by the weather. Thus solid color stains let some of the cedar s grain show through but none of the color. Transparent stains contain no pigment but have water repellent features that will help to retain natural tones and slow down the natural colour change process.

If you are interested in keeping the natural appearance of cedar then the clear stain is for you. Blue gray home with cedar shake siding. Real stone veneer and tons of clean white trim. Staining the restored cedar siding.

In the past he had used oil based wood stain products but found the mold and mildew returning within a few years each time.