Oil vs water based stain ?

hunterdan

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Building a home with pine siding. What would you use for a stain....oil based or water based?

Thanks, Dan
 
I am in this same boat. I am finishing up a 1+ year long shed/log cabin project with white pine siding and will be staining it in about a month probably. I was planning on going to the Sherwin Williams store down the street from my house and asking for their advice. I will be interested in hearing from any experts on this site.
 
What are the enemies of wood? Water and bugs. Those 2 don’t like oil. My uneducated vote goes with oil based.
 
The best would be a solid color stain as sunlight is another enemy of wood. No matter what you choose you'll be re applying it in the future. I'd look close at the warranty or guarantee. Some may be every 4 years and some may be guaranteed for 12.
If you coat back sides and cut ends of the siding it'll make it all last longer.


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josh m said:
The best would be a solid color stain as sunlight is another enemy of wood. No matter what you choose you'll be re applying it in the future. I'd look close at the warranty or guarantee. Some may be every 4 years and some may be guaranteed for 12.
If you coat back sides and cut ends of the siding it'll make it all last longer.


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This and buy the best you can
I used sikkens on the cedar shakes on my gables coated all six sides.
 
Another thought. I wonder if there is something you can apply on it that'll kill carpenter bees.
Just thinking out loud.


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Shou Sugi Ban (Yakisugi)

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josh m said:
Another thought. I wonder if there is something you can apply on it that'll kill carpenter bees.
Just thinking out loud.


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The guy at Boone Custom Forest Products where I bought my wood siding said to mix NBS30 in with the stain for bug control.
 
josh m said:
Another thought. I wonder if there is something you can apply on it that'll kill carpenter bees.
Just thinking out loud.

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Spray with a good oil based pesticide each spring. It'll keep them off all spring and summer.
 
CasterTroy said:
Shou Sugi Ban (Yakisugi)

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That adds a few zeros to a siding job pretty quick from what I understand....

That siding is much less blackened than most of the sugi ban siding that's in my favorite architecture porn sources. Maybe they've milled or sanded it after pyrolysis instead of leaving it raw. Almost looks like walnut instead of sugi ban.
 
We built our house 8 years ago and used pine log siding. It was stained with a water based satin so you can still see the knots and grain. The stain only last for 4 years. The top of the log holds dust and likes to loose it's color and mold while the bottom of the log still looks fine. You have to do a light sand and then re-stain. It's a high maintenance exterior for sure. I know I'll finally get tired of the maintenance and go with a solid stain but, for now it looks good here in the mountains. Oh, by the way, I also use Log Wash cleaner and a truck brush to wash the siding every other year.
 
josh m said:
Another thought. I wonder if there is something you can apply on it that'll kill carpenter bees.
Just thinking out loud.


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Just need bee traps, cat remember but I recommended them to somebody on here
 
I pressure wash and stain close to 60 decks a year and I'll tell ya the high dollar stuff isn't anything special unless it's sikkins which is a pita imo! I personally use lowes brand cwf cedar tone semi transparent and have many of our customers more than happy bc of color and how cheap it is in comparison! 5 gallon for $90 and it goes on like butter... I also have a cedar sided home and it gets a rather heavy coat of the same thing! Check it out! I've used the redwood tone but never the clear, cwf cedar tone is light enough to show the grain and weathers a little darker after 2-3 years! I didn't read anyone else's suggestions yet so I may be to late
 
Quality semi-trans acrylic stain will outlast oil and protect better too. I am a Sherwin Williams fanboi so I vote SuperDeck.
 
A friend of mine had built a hunting cabin in the woods out of lumber and siding he milled himself. He was a pretty impressive carpenter and insanely frugal. He sprayed it down with used ATF when it was finished to keep insects and other critters out. Worked well and the smell eventually wore off.
 
I used SW woodscapes on my white oak picket fence. I like it but it's only a year old. I tried the "good" behr stuff, and after 4 coats didn't cover as good as a single coat of SW I took the stuff back to HD. If ya go SW use the 30% off coupon. I think it's 8 year warranty on the solid color stain.


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