New Western Red Cedar Fascias?

datostar

There's a row of about 20 very nice looking semi-detached houses near us with distinctive WRC wall cladding on their top halves. It might be their age now (probably 1970's) but at least one of the houses seems to be continually having work done on the cladding, either re-staining, patching up or complete replacement. Not the case with the surrounding brick houses!

Furts

gutovicky wrote: »

Thank you Furts...
So, are you saying that there are 'staining treatments' I could do that would provide a coloured end finish (white)?
[I take your point about building up layers - I should steer clear of magical 'one-coat' products].

Really?? Do you believe that Johnstones' products have the quality/durability track record?? I always thought they were at the cheap & cheerful end of things - or am I just being a paint snob....?

Could someone please clarify the following for me, from their experience:
1) Do staining treatments always soak into the timber better than paint treatments?
2) Are stained timbers (fascias/soffits) going to be easier to recoat every few years compared with painted timbers? I'm assuming stain can just be cleaned and re-coated, whilst paint would need cleaning and sanding down before recoating. Is this correct?

Thank you

Staining is better than paint because it soaks into the timber, whereas paint sits on the surface.

If you want white you could go for a breathable/micro porous paint, but I am suspicious of them. I have used Johnstones and it has remained fine after perhaps five years, where it gets wet and windy, but little sun.

Staining is far easier to recoat. I have recoated windows and not cleaned them down first and it has been fine. (I wiped off the cills because they were filthy but nothing else).

Sadolin Classic can go 30+ years without recoat. It depends what exposure there is to the sun. I have this on my home. The secret is the more initial coats the longer it will last before a recoat. So where the sun gets it there were five, or more, coats applied when the bargeboards were fitted