generally one day

Benjamin Moore for fences & Cutek for decks

two coats on all vertical surfaces
One heavier coat on Top horizontal board,applied by brush

No. we cover these items

yes

if neighbor has stone near your fence, we cover this also
Also if they have a shed or lights hanging on their fence we protect these
Items they are also covered to protect

An increase of 25% as Translucent and semi transparent require every 5’ of
Spraying to be hand brused…therefore 25% more labour.

We powersand all wood with a 5” orbital(round) sander.
On older fences this removes the raised grain ,a result of being exposed to
To years of rain.
On newer fences it dulls or removes the shiny “millglaze”

Millglaze is a ‘satin” shine created in the wood mill in creating planks/boards
As the saw blade cuts through the log , it gets very hot, this heat causes the
Resins in the wood to crystallize, causing a shiny skin .
With cedar this millglaze can be sanded completely to enhance colour.
With other woods it can only be dulled , as removing it completely will
Turn the wood ‘white” ,not working well with translucent/semi transparent
Stains.

Powersanding does a far superior job of prepaing the wood for stain.
Powerwashing can seriously damage the wood, especially the wetter it gets.
Causing a “fuzzy “ texture, or scoring(lines) on the boards.

Resulting in Powersanding being required anyway.
Woods (other than cedar) get very soft when wet, becoming easy to damage
With the power of a powerwasher.
There is only one situation where we offer a price to powerwash.
If after the powersanding, there is still seriously blackened wood, we will offer
a price to powerwash this, applying a cleansing solution first.

Each coat of stain dries in 20 minutes

No. It is included in the $10/ft fence cost.
If needed, we hang a tarp ove the back of the lattice to catch spray