Cedar Shake Siding Paint Colors

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Cedar shake siding paint colors.

This home has a lot of dark colors starting with the deep green of the siding. Allowing fresh siding to weather for as little as two weeks negatively affects coating adhesion. Painting a darker color onto light toned. Sep 14 2018 explore cindi atwater s board cedar siding paint color ideas followed by 205 people on pinterest.

The colored undercoat prevents light spots from showing after the job is completed. See more ideas about house exterior cedar siding house colors. To help keep the home from getting too dark the trim throughout the home is a classic crisp white. See more ideas about house exterior house colors siding paint.

When choosing paint colors for vinyl siding it s typically best to steer clear of those that are significantly darker than the siding s original hue. Thus solid color stains let some of the cedar s grain show through but none of the color. What you get is a very uniform opaque color. Solid color stains have solid particles but not nearly as many as paint.

While shake and shingle siding are most often associated with cape cod style homes they can add instant character to any style home anywhere. Test results from the forest products testing lab run by the usda for the forest service show that after 12 weeks of exposure to sunlight cedar siding has lost half of its ability to hold a film forming coating system like primer and paint. Nov 25 2019 explore bg s board cedar shake house colors on pinterest. Oct 1 2019 explore amie sullivan s board cedar siding followed by 149 people on pinterest.

Practice on a scrap of hardie board siding first. Bring a sample of cedar in your desired colors to match your paint. The upside is that solid color stains will block most damaging ultraviolet light. Staining cedar with a solid color stain.

It s paired with a black shutter and door color and a red brick skirt that matches the color of the overhang roofing.