How Do I Get this Look?
I have shed many tears but I have scraped all the paint off my weekend house. It’s been so hard that I hate to paint it again, but it’s getting cold and I need to do something. Can I stain it like the houses on Nantucket? Or Halifax? Or Sarah Jessica Parker’s Hamptons house (above,…
I have shed many tears but I have scraped all the paint off my weekend house. It’s been so hard that I hate to paint it again, but it’s getting cold and I need to do something.
Can I stain it like the houses on Nantucket? Or Halifax? Or Sarah Jessica Parker’s Hamptons house (above, Is that stain?)
I go to my local paint store and they have all sorts of wood siding stain and I think, why not. But the paint guys says, “I don’t know why you couldn’t, but I wouldn’t”. Not so helpful
House is regular clapboard, not cedar. I’m wondering if that’s an issue.
Can I do this?
different varieties of woods have varying abilities to hold up to water. Cedar is very good. If you’re considering a natural weathered look for a wood that is less moisture-tolerant, you need to think about the level of protection that whatever products you use will offer, or else the wood will start rotting. Sure, you can find a stain that will give you the color you want but stains offer minimal water protection. I don’t have any products to recommend that I’ve used myself, but there is an interesting Swedish pine tar natural preservative available: http://solventfreepaint.com/pine-tar.htm
I’ve seen stains in this weathered color before. I looked into it for our outdoor furniture and deck.
I was looking at that bleaching oil thinking it might be the solution to my problem. Altho the wood is old now and looks fully weathered. Could I mix a semi-solid color with the bleaching oil? I have had to make some repairs so there are some new boards mixed in with the old and I think a grey color might help it blend in
(Is “weathering stain” a color — looks to be)
How many coats would I have to do? And also — will caulk stain? I think I need to get some serious caulk in there this weekend
You can definitely stain your house with Cabots — that’s what its exterior formulations are made for.
I have used a mixture of 50% Cabot’s bleaching oil and 50% Cabot’s weathering stain and achieved great results. This blend finishes similar to the natural uv aged finish of untreated wood. And by using this on the entire exterior, you wont get color/finish variations between the areas exposed to full sunlight, and shaded areas under the eaves, etc.
Hope this helps!
Kyle Page, AIA LEED AP
Sundial Studios Architecture & Design, PLLC
Yes, can I stain my house with that Cabot stuff? I’d want a color anyway and I like the blue gray they have. I’ve seen aged cedar of course – I guess I’m trying to get that look.
You can possibly stain it. Cabot’s is a good choice. I had my cedar fulling dipped in it before nailing it up.
Here are the options as far as opacity: http://www.cabotstain.com/colors-and-finishes/families/Choosing-Opacity.html
It depends on the style of your house, but I don’t think most houses (that aren’t clad in cedar) would look good with wood-colored siding. You could use a solid stain like a Cabot.