Staining a new fence

[RatLabGuy]

We're getting about 130 ft of fence installed today.
I'm not one for fancy things, it's in the back yard - but I don't want it to look like shit in 5 years.
What's the best sealer/stain these days that I won't have to be out there redoing again anytime soon?
I've helped several friends stain decks w/ the crap from HD and (1) it just looks bad and (2) never seems to last long. I'm assuming a good oil vs water base.

Also - yeah this is a shatty time to be out staining a fence. Does it matter I wait until a warmer dry day in say March?

 

[kaiser715]

We bought some deck stain for our front porch a few weeks ago hoping to get it done. Instructions say have to have 72 hours straight above 50*. Somebody was telling me yesterday there is a new variation that you can apply down to 32 degrees, don't know what brand...but he said it was crap. More solvents, less solids to make it work in the cold.

 

[GotWood]

Assuming it's treated, wait till this summer. It is so wet with treatment that it will weep through the first Spring.

 

[RatLabGuy]

Assuming it's treated, wait till this summer. It is so wet with treatment that it will weep through the first Spring.

that's kinda what I was assuming.

 

[GotWood]

that's kinda what I was assuming.

If your having it built make sure the sub uses ACQ nails or it will corrode and fall apart in a couple years.

 

[obullfish]

Had good luck with Cabot stains and sealers in the past.

 

[CAROLINA ROCKRUNNER]

Cabot wait until April must be above 55 degrees or it will stay tacky .

 

[RatLabGuy]

Cabot wait until April must be above 55 degrees or it will stay tacky .

But tacky is a pretty good way to describe my family!

 

[justjeepin86]

This is a pretty good site to read through. I bought TWP 1500 for my deck and stained it last fall. The first impression was excellent, but I definitely need a new coat in the spring.

http://www.deckstainhelp.com/

 

[ponykilr]

Oil stain, any major brand is good. Solids and semi-solids are typically water based and while good in some applications, fencing isn't a great place for them. We usually use Cabot oil based stain on fencing and Sherwin Williams DeckScape or SuperDeck if solids are the plan.

 

[VortecJeep]

I like the Australian Timber Oil. That is what I did my fence with.

 

[Bogleparsons]

I bought the best stuff they had at lowes, it's a limited lifetime warranty, I damn near had to get a second mortgage to afford it at $50 a gallon.

 

[DSM Turbos]

I like the Australian Timber Oil. That is what I did my fence with.

I use that on my cedar deck. I like it, easy to use but I have to reapply every 2 years.

 

[paradisePWoffrd]

used motor oil.


Sry, wrong wood structure.