We extended our covered deck area with tongue and groove and used the original stain (4 years old). The new part is lighter and the old stain is no longer available as the store says they are no longer allowed to custom mix oil base stain. How do we get

My redwood stain is pink. We have stained over and over but within six months it is pink we want red wood color.

Should I wait to stain my cedar sided home now or wait till the pollen has subsided later in the summer?

I was given some fairly fresh cut pine lumber to finish the interior of my shed – when can I stain or paint wash it? Does it have to go up and age first? It is 1×6 and 1×8 pieces. I had wanted to whitewash it and then put it

18 year old house previously stained a dark brown. Many sections of varying lengths have been added as replacements for dried out or rotted planks. The replacements are light in color. We want to restain the entire house in a uniform color. Our contractor wants to use a semi transparent

Using the same colors–greenish/gray siding, tan trim, burgundy under the eaves. Which do I paint first? Do I have to tape off to cut in? That would take forever, and I am doing this by myself since hubby has broken leg. thanks 🙂

We just had a cedar screened porch installed and before we could treat the cedar it down poured for 2 days straight. Now we have dark marks around the cedar screen frame work. I’m pretty sure it was a run off from the screening. Is there a way I can

What can we do? Our housepainter (poor English) evidently misunderstood that we wanted our shingles stained instead of painted and we came back from vacation last night to find he’s painted the whole house. We’ve stained since the house was built in 2000. How can we get back to a

I need to paint the trim above a shingled porch roof. I’m looking for pro. hints on how this should be dealt with. I will need to be standing on this to paint. Would you cover the shingles with something (and if so what) or just be prepared to wash

We are about to stain a plywood beadboard ceiling on our new 14×20 screened porch. The ceiling is vaulted and has painted white beams/coffer so we are looking to get a dramatic look by staining the beadboard with a cedar-like stain with a polished finish. There will be minimal to