Bad fence stain
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Comments (4)First most all of the bad chemicals have been banned so I doubt you have anything to fear because with rain most of what they used would dissapate, but I am not certain if they dropped some on your leafy plants but I would cut back just to be safe. Since it is their fence they have every right to access it on your property, but then many people are inconsiderate of others needs. A knock on your door would have been the right approach. Here is a link that might be useful: Propagating Perennials...See MoreNew white cedar fence: to stain or not to stain?
Comments (7)You know, kec01 brings up a good point...it's all relative. How much fence do you have...what type of fence...where do you live...the style of your house...and neighborhood. I have a 900' long driveway and am set back in the woods. Had I built a house on Main Street, perhaps a white picket fence would have been more suitable. I have 400 feet of fence total by the pool. About 340' of it 6' tall, the other 60' is 3-1/2' tall. It's 2" square picket cedar fencing. I made the top rails from 2"x5" cedar, the bottom rails from 2"x6". Posts are 5' square. This would be a bear to stain, paint, and maintain. Had we wanted a stained or painted fence, I probably would not have built this style of fence, or I might not have built it out of cedar. Mongo...See Morestain or paint our fence?
Comments (5)I think it is not true that stain lasts longer. Physically, it's much thinner. I think people think it lasts longer because as it wears, it is not as noticeable as if paint flakes off. I also think that there are paints of variable durability. I wouldn't use anything but high gloss acrylic (which does not really look high gloss, but does look and stay cleaner.) The idea that one must paint every two years is not my experience. I think good paint will last at least 8 to 10 years, but a lot depends on the prep and the wood. I've never been a fan of the decayed wood look and think painted wood looks infinitely better. After all, who would leave the wood siding on their house to decay on purpose? No one....See MoreBest next steps on bad fence repair job?
Comments (0)My fence recently needed some fresh stain and light repairs. Several local fence companies said they only do new builds but provided suggestions for individual contractors whose work they knew and who would be able to help. I ended up moving forward with one of those folks. Unfortunately, the repairs were done extremely poorly. After just a few weeks, several rails are cracking or warping. Some were never installed in the first place. Many were nailed onto the decorative lattice topper in a way that didn't actually anchor onto the fence, meaning the very heavy lattice is essentially floating between posts without the stability it needs to stay straight. And in the stain was sprayed on absolutely everything in its path, including my formerly black gate hardware, attached-but-removable custom bird houses, etc. It's also already fading and seems patchy, though this could be more due to wood porosity vs poor stain application. I've reached out to the contractor several times to discuss these issues. He's been generally unresponsive, canceled a few meetings at the last minute, and no-showed for even more. He's already been paid (unfortunately, the person onsite didn't do a final inspection first), and we never had an official legal contract, just an informal agreement documented via texts. (Another rookie mistake, I know.) Is there anything I can do at this point to either get a refund or require a fix at the contractor's expense? I'm guessing there's not, but I'm really hoping to hear otherwise from those of you with more experience. Examples of the workmanship below. Unattached trim / staples not long enough: Patchy stain / more rails: Warping rails:...See Moresbssb
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