We don’t give a lot of thought as to our decks and fences, but if you do, you’ll realize that both provide us with an area for social gatherings, peaceful solitude and even time for reflection. Having these items look their best, always, is an important part of your home and seasonal enjoyment.
Decks are compromised of many rails, steps, deck floors, lattice skirt boards, posts, pergolas, trellises, benches and have many different shapes and sizes. They are highly visible items and essential area of your home. As for the outdoor living space of your home, it’s important to have them well maintained and looking great for the enjoyment of yourself and your family.
The successful painting or staining of decks and fences relies on the selection of good, high-quality products for the surface, proper preparation and continued regular maintenance. Our deck and fence painting services start with a few simple items, as outlined below:
Stains are available in a number of solid and semi-transport forms. Sold stain closely resembles paint and is opaque while semi-transparent stain allows the wood grain to show through. The real choice between the two is a matter of personal preference and desired outcomes.
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We can find many paints available to coat deck surfaces including polyurethanes, acrylics, floor emulsions and alkyds, but these are however, the least preferred products. The issue is that when they fail, they will peel and require extensive labor and time-consuming scraping to remove. For the most part, these products are only used if the existing coating is paint.
Proper preparation will enhance the look of your decks and fences. Proper preparation consists of the following:
We can apply stains using any number of methods such as spraying, rolling, brushing, etc. Semi-transparent stains need to applied by brush although there are accepted methods of rolling combined with a brush finish that are commonly used.
Decks and fences are often high maintenance items and in order to keep them looking nice, you will need to recoat them more often than other exterior services. Just like the rest of your home, decks and fences are exposed to weather. However, unlike other exterior surfaces of the home, rain and snow sit on them, they are walked on, shoveled on, have heavy items sit and dragged across them, have plants grown on them and are exposed to a whole lot of other activity. In order to keep you deck and fence looking great, they will require maintenance, and that precisely why A Fresh Coat is here!
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