I'm house shopping and I have a pretty good idea about the costs to maintain painted cedar exterior siding, but I've run into a few homes with stained cedar exteriors. How does the cost to maintain stained cedar siding compare to maintaining painted?
asked Jan 26, 2015 at 19:55
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I have two small areas of solid cedar. I used a natural/brown stain and a sealer. It had to be resealed every 3 years to look good , every 5 years just to keep it from bleaching. The same time I built a shed with cedar plywood and painted it ; it is still good after 15 years.
answered Jul 10, 2017 at 16:53
Generally somewhat lower, as you generally get to skip the "scrape" step when the finish needs to be renewed.
answered Jan 26, 2015 at 21:06
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But don't you typically need to restain more often that re-paint (depending on opacity of stain)?– DA01Commented Feb 26, 2015 at 0:46
I called a popular exterior paint company, and they quoted me about the same price whether the cedar is painted or stained.
answered Mar 28, 2015 at 15:22
It all depends on the product used (Brand). With stain it's designed to penitrate the wood and seal it from the inside outward where as a paint sits on top of the surface which allows room for dirt and moisture to enter in behind creating more pealing or bubbling or lifting. In my opinion stained would be much more cost efficient than painted.
