Why you need to sand an already planed board? This is another common question we have when we are explaining the preparation process before staining S4S planned deck boards. When wood is planed it ends up with the exterior being covered with something that is called...
Lattice, Trellis, Arbour, and Pergola. What is the difference? A trellis is a light and thin framework of wood that is often used to support fruit trees or climbing plants. Often customers will use 1x1 S1S2E to construct their creation, buy one of our rose fan trellis...
This is a common problem that many people face. Often it occurs because people are looking to cut cost and working hours on projects. As a result, the wood is left exposed and begins to turn gray. Luckily there is a solution. There is many products on the market that...
Rough, S1S2E, S4S? What do they mean? When you come into a store like ours looking for a cedar board one of the most common questions you are going to get right off the top is “Rough, S1S, or S4S?”. With so many different titles for wood, it can get quite confusing....
One of the most common questions we come across is which stain do we recommend. We carry 4 different brands of stain. Sikkens, Sunfast, Sansin, and TimberPro. Generally the first thing we ask is if they want to go with Petroleum Oil or Water-Borne stain. More and more...
Pressure Plus by Sansin is a stain designed for pressure treated wood. Wither you are looking to transform green pressure treated into a beautiful brown, or just enhance the colour of brown pressure treated it is a fantastic product. As an easy one-step process with a...