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Case study

Cedar siding restoration, summer 2017

A two-story cedar house in the Mat-Su and Southcentral Alaska area. The old finish was a failing dark red-brown. The crew stripped it, bleached the bare cedar, stained it, and applied three coats of clear.

The work was the vertical and horizontal siding, the garage doors, and the trim. June 8 through July 21, 2017. This is a job record, not a testimonial.

  1. Before, with the old finish still on
  2. Stripping
  3. Bleached bare cedar
  4. Stain
  5. Three coats of clear
  6. Finished

Same walls, two stages

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Gable end of freshly stripped blond cedar, with a tall arched window.
Bare cedar, June 15
The same gable end after red-brown stain.
Stained, July 12
A wood garage door after the old finish was stripped, still bare.
Bare door, June 15
The same style of garage door after red-brown stain.
Stained door, July 13

Before

June 13. The old dark red-brown finish is still on the siding. It is tired and uneven. Windows on the upper wall are already masked.

Upper gables of a two-story cedar house with the old red-brown finish still on, and two windows masked.
Upper gables of a two-story cedar house with the old red-brown finish still on, and two windows masked.

Stripping

June 14. The old finish is coming off. Windows and trim are taped and covered so the strip stays on the siding.

Corner of the house during stripping, with a large window masked in plastic and blue tape.
Corner of the house during stripping, with a large window masked in plastic and blue tape.
Front of the house during stripping, with upper windows masked and a ladder at the entry.
Front of the house during stripping, with upper windows masked and a ladder at the entry.

Bleached bare cedar

Mid-June. The siding is down to bare blond cedar. The crew bleached the wood after the strip, before the stain.

Gable end of freshly stripped blond cedar siding, with a tall arched window.
Gable end of freshly stripped blond cedar siding, with a tall arched window.
Close view of horizontal cedar boards after stripping, still bare.
Close view of horizontal cedar boards after stripping, still bare.
Close view of bare cedar grain after the old finish was stripped.
Close view of bare cedar grain after the old finish was stripped.
Bare blond cedar siding beside a sliding door, after stripping.
Bare blond cedar siding beside a sliding door, after stripping.

Stain

Early July. A new red-brown stain goes on the bare cedar. Windows stay masked. The garage doors are stained in the same color.

The same gable end after red-brown stain, with the windows still masked.
The same gable end after red-brown stain, with the windows still masked.
Horizontal cedar siding in new red-brown stain, with a window still masked.
Horizontal cedar siding in new red-brown stain, with a window still masked.
A wood garage door after the red-brown stain, with the trim still light.
A wood garage door after the red-brown stain, with the trim still light.

Three coats of clear

The last step was three coats of clear over the stain. These frames are the siding after that work. The color is in, and the surface has a sheen.

Horizontal cedar siding after stain and clear coats, with a sheen on the boards.
Horizontal cedar siding after stain and clear coats, with a sheen on the boards.
Close view of stained cedar siding after the clear coats.
Close view of stained cedar siding after the clear coats.
A finished window in stained cedar siding after the clear coats.
A finished window in stained cedar siding after the clear coats.

Finished

July 12 to July 21. The siding, garage doors, and trim are done. The job ran from June 8 to July 21.

Finished gable end in red-brown stained cedar, with the windows still covered.
Finished gable end in red-brown stained cedar, with the windows still covered.
Finished corner of the house, red-brown stained cedar around a side door.
Finished corner of the house, red-brown stained cedar around a side door.
Finished stained cedar at a chimney corner of the house.
Finished stained cedar at a chimney corner of the house.

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