When first opening a can of stain or paint, the noticeable difference between the two is that stain has a thinner consistency. When applied to a piece of wood, the stain soaks into the wood whereas the paint sits on the surface. The main similarity between stain and paint is that they both provide protection, …
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There are two main culprits behind the reason different types of wood can become discoloured: water and sun. In this blog post we will describe this process with cedar, and how to prevent it. Wood cells on the outer layer of the plank are filled with natural oils, which give cedar the nice scent and …
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In the last blog post we touched on the storage of stain through the winter and how to keep them usable for your next project. I also mentioned the shelf life of stain and how it’s important to follow the tips to maximize the stain’s life span. So in this blog I wanted to …
With cold weather here and snow on the ground, we thought that it maybe helpful to give you a few tips on storing your oil based and water based stains for the winter months. Our suggestions for safely storing your stains would be to ensure the lids are completely sealed to avoid contamination from …
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 “mill glaze” Mill glaze is quite easy to remove. …
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 1×1 S1S2E to construct their creation, buy one of our rose fan trellis like in the photo below. Lattices are made …
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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 can solve this problem for …
I have Weathered and Dirty Cedar, what can I do to fix it? Read More »
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. The one thing …
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 home owners are going with water-borne stains …
Stain, the decision between Water-Borne and Petroleum Oil. Read 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 soap and water clean up it is truly quite …