Gray Stained Cedar Siding

This home utilizes traditional lap siding on one building with a board and batten installation on the other.

Gray stained cedar siding.

Staining the restored cedar siding. A few tools you may need. My husband and i are considering buying a home that has cedar siding shingles. Just like wood faux cedar siding can be installed in several different directions.

Staining cedar with a solid color stain. Real wood door stained medium brown. Real stone veneer and tons of clean white trim. See more ideas about house exterior house colors siding paint.

Solid color stains have solid particles but not nearly as many as paint. Classic grey stain by minwax was one of my favorite gray stains that i tested. Sep 14 2018 explore cindi atwater s board cedar siding paint color ideas followed by 205 people on pinterest. In the past he had used oil based wood stain products but found the mold and mildew returning within a few years each time.

Now the cleaned and brightened cedar wood siding is ready to stain. Prep the cedar siding by. Black front and garage doors. Is it possible they just need to be cleaned and stained.

The upside is that solid color stains will block most damaging ultraviolet light. 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. The clear stain does darken the cedar somewhat but otherwise lets the beauty of the wood shine through. If you are interested in keeping the natural appearance of cedar then the clear stain is for you.

Cedar siding after mold removal cleaning and brightening. Thus solid color stains let some of the cedar s grain show through but none of the color. Stark white trim and round columns. Blue gray home with cedar shake siding.

How do you know when the siding is completely damaged by the weather. 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. The four types of stain you can use for your cedar siding. The same siding is also used to trim out the soffit giving the entire home a cohesive look with the same low maintenance durability.

Does the color change mean those shingles are rotted. Gray siding with brown cedar shake roof shingles. What you get is a very uniform opaque color. 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.

Parts of the home have the nice brown red coloring other areas are a darker faded grey.