Staining and painting for Woodinville (98072) homes and acreage

On those big lots, the house is often only part of the job. A Woodinville project might include staining a long cedar fence, a barn-style shop, a covered porch and a big deck, along with repainting the house itself. We handle that kind of work with fence staining and deck staining on the same schedule as the house, so the stain colors and coats match. We come up I-405 from Puyallup for scheduled Woodinville projects, often booking several days back to back, and plan around gates, animals and long gravel drives.

What goes into staining a long cedar fence on a Woodinville property?

It starts with a walk of the whole fence line. We note where boards have split, where posts have rotted at the ground, and where shade has let moss build up. Bad boards get replaced, loose rails get secured, and the rest is cleaned with a wood cleaner and a low-pressure rinse. Brightener brings the gray cedar back toward its original color. Then the fence has to dry, which usually takes a couple of sunny days. On rough-sawn split-rail or board fences, we test how much stain the wood takes before we order.

Stain goes on with a sprayer and a back-brush, so it gets into the rough grain and the joints between boards. We cover both sides where they're reachable, from your side and the road side, and pay attention to the tops of rails and posts, where water sits. On a long rural fence, the per-foot cost usually runs $4.15-$9.20 per linear foot, a typical range set after we walk it with you. Our deck and fence staining article explains why regular stain matters in this climate.

What we watch for here

• Long cedar fences on acreage gray, split and grow moss on the shaded side if they go unstained for years.
• Outbuildings, shops and barns often have rough-sawn wood that soaks up far more stain than smooth siding.
• Fog and damp ground in the Sammamish River valley slow drying on fall mornings.
• Gates, animals and long gravel driveways need to be part of the plan before equipment arrives.
• Big decks and covered porches under fir trees collect needles and stay damp, so the boards need a full clean before stain.