Their moisture content needs to be 16 or less.
Decking stain or fence paint.
Consider the age of your deck.
This latex floor paint from kilz checks all of those boxes and more.
Semi transparent stain allows the grain and character of the underlying wood to show through.
Protect your older decks with a solid color.
With sherwin williams stain colors you can let the natural wood shine through match grain colors or cover unsightly blemishes.
If your deck already has a semi solid or solid stain or paint you will have to continue with that type of product or go all o paint vs solid stain.
Don t use solid stain on a deck or any surface you want to walk on because it s too thin and won t hold up.
A good deck paint should be long lasting easy to maintain and durable.
Surface preparation clean up sherwin williams carries a full line of surface preparation and cleanup supplies to complete your deck job.
Choose an option below to learn more about how stain colors help create design harmony throughout your home.
Semi solids solid stains and paint do not have that flexibility.
Unlike thin transparent stains.
Stain finish varies according to how much natural wood grain shows.
A new wood deck does well with transparent wood stain a deck 5 to 10 years can take a semi transparent stain.
Solid stain looks more like paint.
Stain is more budget friendly.
So you want to stain your painted deck but you don t want to sand off the old paint.
Just like regular paint solid stains hide the grain of wood and the best should last three to five years on a deck the longest of.
How to stain over existing deck paint.
Solid deck stain vs.
It also comes down to how you want the deck to look too.
From stains to clear sealers for wood or composite we have a complete line of deck products that make it easy for you to achieve beautiful results.
The kilz floor coating has a low luster finish that s perfect for sprucing up your deck porch or patio it s available in two neutral colors slate gray and silver gray and the finish is mildew resistant and super long lasting.
Behr s best wood finish this advanced 100 acrylic behr s best wood finish this advanced 100 acrylic formula delivers complete protection from the elements for up to 4 years on decks and 6 years on fences and siding.
It s just thinner and doesn t obscure the texture of the wood as much.
Staining a deck or fence is a perfectly doable diy project.
The silicone fortified formula delivers excellent protection from the sun s harmful uv rays.