How to add years to the life of your wood fence?

Want to rejuvenate and add years to the life of your wood fence? Consider staining, sealing or painting it. What you come down in favor of is completely up to you. Yet you should count on a few contributing factors. Here is a simple guide to help you decide.

What do you like?

First off, decide on whether you like a see-through sealed appearance of General Finishes enduro white undercoat which allows the grain of the wood to show through yet still protects the wood from the elements, a painted finish that will perfectly cloak the grain and at times highlight the existence of the fence, or a stained finish that is somewhere in between.

The color scheme of your home

Think about the colors of your home, including the decoration. Your best bet is to harmonize with the colors of your home when applying a finish to your wood fence. You may want to complement the fencing to the base color of the home siding or stucco, or just pick a color that matches or complements the trim or fascia.

The color scheme of your landscaping

Ideally, your landscaping choices complement the color scheme of your home already and will make it that much easier to settle on an exterior stain or paint color for your fence if you decide to go that route. Quite often, the natural wood color of the fence will complement the scheme well enough. If not, that is where your talents for picking colors will be required. If you have difficulty selecting colors, find someone with a good color perspective to help you out.

The color scheme of your hardscaping

Do you have hardscaping (rocks, pavers, masonry) that were chosen to bring texture to your estate? If they already go along with the color scheme of your home, that is all the better. If not, you may want to take a quick look at how they would look framed alongside or not far away from your finished fence.

The flow or contrast of your neighboring fences

You may end up keeping up with all the steps above only to find your choice clashes with the theme of your neighborhood. It is not beneficial for your property value to make it stick out so much like the proverbial sore thumb.

Finally, take some time to make up your mind and never make a choice only because you saw a finished fence project you liked on TV or somewhere not far away. Just follow this 5 step process and you are more likely to be much more content with your decision in the end.

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