Fences - What to paint it with (and what colour!)
Discussion
Hi All,
This weekend's fun and exciting job is dealing with two of three fences in the garden.
1) Fence no1 - Rear fence put in last year but us. Concrete posts with featheredge panels. No treatment on it but aging nicely)
2) Fence no2 - Featheredge again with a mixture of concrete and wooden posts. No treatment and green with algae
3) Fence no3 - Neighbours fence - covered in ivy and driving me up the wall but i'll deal with that one later in the summer
My plan:
1) Clean Fence 2 with watered down bleach solution and pressure washer
2) Paint them all!
The question is what colour. Come July we'll be having a bit of a garden makeover and having the retaining wall clad in (with blue granite coping stones):
So, with that in mind and aiming for a 'modern' looking garden i'm thinking about painting it an off white colour to constrast the walls/patio and grey pergola or maybe some sort of cedar oil (not the red cedar stain though)
The house is a standard brick affair with anthracite windows/doors and the garden is circa 10m deep x 11m wide
Any thoughts on colours and recommendations on stains to use? All the reviews I've looked at online are mixed
This weekend's fun and exciting job is dealing with two of three fences in the garden.
1) Fence no1 - Rear fence put in last year but us. Concrete posts with featheredge panels. No treatment on it but aging nicely)
2) Fence no2 - Featheredge again with a mixture of concrete and wooden posts. No treatment and green with algae
3) Fence no3 - Neighbours fence - covered in ivy and driving me up the wall but i'll deal with that one later in the summer
My plan:
1) Clean Fence 2 with watered down bleach solution and pressure washer
2) Paint them all!
The question is what colour. Come July we'll be having a bit of a garden makeover and having the retaining wall clad in (with blue granite coping stones):
So, with that in mind and aiming for a 'modern' looking garden i'm thinking about painting it an off white colour to constrast the walls/patio and grey pergola or maybe some sort of cedar oil (not the red cedar stain though)
The house is a standard brick affair with anthracite windows/doors and the garden is circa 10m deep x 11m wide
Any thoughts on colours and recommendations on stains to use? All the reviews I've looked at online are mixed
I painted my fences black with Cuprinol ducksback. Not for everyone, bit excellent as a backdrop for green plants in well-managed borders, or (as in our case in the front) to match the eventual colour scheme on the house (lack windows, olive green paint on the first floor pebbledash). Did the garage the same colour as well.
Painted a year ago with a £50 electric spraygun, looks fresh still. Easy enough to top up.
20190515_161353 by baconrashers, on Flickr
20190515_191548 by baconrashers, on Flickr
20200403_133428 by baconrashers, on Flickr
Painted a year ago with a £50 electric spraygun, looks fresh still. Easy enough to top up.
20190515_161353 by baconrashers, on Flickr20190515_191548 by baconrashers, on Flickr20200403_133428 by baconrashers, on FlickrWhile a painted fence looks nice, just remember you are creating a lot of work for yourself. I painted mine in the previous house and found I had to recoat every couple of years to keep them looking good. In the current house I've just embraced the natural weathered look and got colour from planting.
If you do want to paint them, I would definitely go for a darker colour. An off-white will show any dirt/algae very quickly, so will need cleaning or painting far more regularly. There is a good reason why most fences get painted brown or green - if you wanted to go modern then grey might work.
I like Harry's black fencing as a detail in a wider space, however for a garden like yours, with fencing on 3 sides, I think it would look oppressive.
If you do want to paint them, I would definitely go for a darker colour. An off-white will show any dirt/algae very quickly, so will need cleaning or painting far more regularly. There is a good reason why most fences get painted brown or green - if you wanted to go modern then grey might work.
I like Harry's black fencing as a detail in a wider space, however for a garden like yours, with fencing on 3 sides, I think it would look oppressive.
Just done the same. Spray bottle filled with white vinegar (45p/568ml at Tesco) over all the fences. Took about 10 bottles for 30ish metres. Leave for 7-14 days and any algae, moss etc is gone. Painted, what was dark brown, in a pigeon grey. Looks ok at the moment and is a nice contrast from all the green/browns of trees and shrubs. No doubt it won't age as well as a traditional brown though.
Went with ronseal charcoal which wasn't as dark as I was expecting for the first coat but not too bad.
The panel that I've missed needs to be replaced as the corner is rotten.
I suspect we'll be having a couple of the panels out to fit additional gravel boards when the lawn level is raised in July.
I've got enough paint to put another coat on this fence but still undecided on what to do with the rear one. I was thinking about something lighter on the rear one to change the perspective on the garden but the charcoal grey is a lot lighter than I was expecting.
The panel that I've missed needs to be replaced as the corner is rotten.
I suspect we'll be having a couple of the panels out to fit additional gravel boards when the lawn level is raised in July.
I've got enough paint to put another coat on this fence but still undecided on what to do with the rear one. I was thinking about something lighter on the rear one to change the perspective on the garden but the charcoal grey is a lot lighter than I was expecting.
I like dark as it can blend into vegetation or give a backdrop to greenery. For example if he used a dark green, it would help to blend the fence into the trees behind it.
But like any design choice, this is completely personal.
Disadvantage with dark colours is that they can of course fade. Advantage is that they can hide dirt/discolouration.
But like any design choice, this is completely personal.
Disadvantage with dark colours is that they can of course fade. Advantage is that they can hide dirt/discolouration.
Always think twice before doing.
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