staining the backyard fence

[tmc]

We r planning to stain our fence(probably a yr (old).we got $830-$900 quote (depending upon the stain we choose.it includes all the costs,labor material etc ) from a local company for the job to b done.just wud like to know whether its a fair price or not. . what r the other things we should b looking for?any kind of info regarding this will b really helpful.

Thx in advance,
DS

 

[OutHouse]

i stained mine myself for about 350 in stain and tools. took me and my wife about 3 hours to do it.

3 - 5 gallon buckets of Behr natural cedar stain

couple of rollers and painting poles

 

[Capt Caveman]

How much fencing do you have? Does it need any prep work? Power washing? And/or is it included in quote?

 

[SoulAssassin]

If it's a year old and hasn't been treated I would power wash it first.

 

[captains]

just buy/rent a sprayer and do it yourself for cheap

 

[meltdown75]

don't power wash it before you stain it. use a cleaner. Behr makes a decent one. personally i recommend doing it with paint pads. you can buy them on the end of a 4' stick at any major hardware retailer:

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here's the cleaner I used on my deck. We applied it liberally and used a couple of cheap sponge mops from the dollar store to scrub with.

Behr cleaner

 

[dullard]

Look into Consumer Reports about stains and water proofers. I helped a friend stained/water proof a wood deck 2 years straight only to see it all destroyed by the next year. Then, CR came out with a report on the products and we had been using the lowest rated product (Thompson's). We could have saved countless frustrating hours and some expense if that CR article had come out BEFORE we did all of that work.

In other words, expect to pay $830-$900 next year if you don't take the few minutes to go to the library and read an article.

 

[FlashG]

Originally posted by: dullard
Look into Consumer Reports about stains and water proofers. I helped a friend stained/water proof a wood deck 2 years straight only to see it all destroyed by the next year. Then, CR came out with a report on the products and we had been using the lowest rated product (Thompson's). We could have saved countless frustrating hours and some expense if that CR article had come out BEFORE we did all of that work.

In other words, expect to pay $830-$900 next year if you don't take the few minutes to go to the library and read an article.

Could you give us a hint of who the top products were?

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
How much fencing do you have? Does it need any prep work? Power washing? And/or is it included in quote?

i would say about 400 feet of fencing. the first time was 5 years ago, and the second time was last summer. i did not prep it just rolled on a new coat and it looks great.

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: FlashG
Could you give us a hint of who the top products were?

Sorry, I don't remember off the top of my head. I'll try to remember to look for it tonight. It was several years ago that I read it.

 

[heyheybooboo]

Once you stain it you will be staining it forever.

If it's cedar, locust or PT I'd let it silver (and probably wash the bird doo off of it every now and then . . . )

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: FlashG

Originally posted by: dullard
Look into Consumer Reports about stains and water proofers. I helped a friend stained/water proof a wood deck 2 years straight only to see it all destroyed by the next year. Then, CR came out with a report on the products and we had been using the lowest rated product (Thompson's). We could have saved countless frustrating hours and some expense if that CR article had come out BEFORE we did all of that work.

In other words, expect to pay $830-$900 next year if you don't take the few minutes to go to the library and read an article.

Could you give us a hint of who the top products were?

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Squisher/1_2yr.jpg

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Squisher/3yr.jpg

You know Behr wasn't a big player in field 3 years ago. I used DEFY semi last year and can't say I thrilled about how it's held up on the horizontal surfaces.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: Squisher

Originally posted by: FlashG

Originally posted by: dullard
Look into Consumer Reports about stains and water proofers. I helped a friend stained/water proof a wood deck 2 years straight only to see it all destroyed by the next year. Then, CR came out with a report on the products and we had been using the lowest rated product (Thompson's). We could have saved countless frustrating hours and some expense if that CR article had come out BEFORE we did all of that work.

In other words, expect to pay $830-$900 next year if you don't take the few minutes to go to the library and read an article.

Could you give us a hint of who the top products were?

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Squisher/1_2yr.jpg

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Squisher/3yr.jpg

I fully agree with the Behr stain being last. Ours barely lasted one summer. This year it's terrible. I'll have to stain again next year. :|

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: Squisher

Originally posted by: FlashG

Originally posted by: dullard
Look into Consumer Reports about stains and water proofers. I helped a friend stained/water proof a wood deck 2 years straight only to see it all destroyed by the next year. Then, CR came out with a report on the products and we had been using the lowest rated product (Thompson's). We could have saved countless frustrating hours and some expense if that CR article had come out BEFORE we did all of that work.

In other words, expect to pay $830-$900 next year if you don't take the few minutes to go to the library and read an article.

Could you give us a hint of who the top products were?

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Squisher/1_2yr.jpg

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Squisher/3yr.jpg

I fully agree with the Behr stain being last. Ours barely lasted one summer. This year it's terrible. I'll have to stain again next year. :|

I used DEFY epoxy semi and I too am not thrilled with the way the it's held up on horizontal surfaces. I'm almost tempted to go with an opaque on the horizontals and a semi on the verticals. So many people recommended DEFY too.

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: Squisher

Originally posted by: FlashG

Originally posted by: dullard
Look into Consumer Reports about stains and water proofers. I helped a friend stained/water proof a wood deck 2 years straight only to see it all destroyed by the next year. Then, CR came out with a report on the products and we had been using the lowest rated product (Thompson's). We could have saved countless frustrating hours and some expense if that CR article had come out BEFORE we did all of that work.

In other words, expect to pay $830-$900 next year if you don't take the few minutes to go to the library and read an article.

Could you give us a hint of who the top products were?

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Squisher/1_2yr.jpg

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Squisher/3yr.jpg

I fully agree with the Behr stain being last. Ours barely lasted one summer. This year it's terrible. I'll have to stain again next year. :|

interesting. mine lasted 3 years before i had to restain it. and this summer is the second summer witht he second staining and it still looks great.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: Squisher

Originally posted by: FlashG

Originally posted by: dullard
Look into Consumer Reports about stains and water proofers. I helped a friend stained/water proof a wood deck 2 years straight only to see it all destroyed by the next year. Then, CR came out with a report on the products and we had been using the lowest rated product (Thompson's). We could have saved countless frustrating hours and some expense if that CR article had come out BEFORE we did all of that work.

In other words, expect to pay $830-$900 next year if you don't take the few minutes to go to the library and read an article.

Could you give us a hint of who the top products were?

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Squisher/1_2yr.jpg

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Squisher/3yr.jpg

I fully agree with the Behr stain being last. Ours barely lasted one summer. This year it's terrible. I'll have to stain again next year. :|

interesting. mine lasted 3 years before i had to restain it. and this summer is the second summer witht he second staining and it still looks great.

Did you use the Behr from HD, as shown in that link? That is the exact kind we used.