The cost for hiring a professional to paint or stain cedar siding can range from $2,500 to $4,000 or more, depending on your home’s size and the labor required.

Here is a helpful tip if you are thinking of staining some cedar shingles. To protect new shingles, apply a penetrating stain. Stain soaks in and protects the wood from the weather, and it won't ...

Q. We have a 30-something-year-old house with untreated fir vertical siding. We’ve lived here for nearly 20 years, and in the course of that time, we have practically rebuilt the whole house ...

Q–We recently had new cedar siding put on the outside of our house, about 1,000 yards from the ocean. What should we apply to the cedar so it will retain its natural look and color and not de… ...

Q. We live in a shady wooded area. Our house is covered with natural cedar siding that constantly develops mildew stains. Every few years, we apply an additional coat of oil-based semitransparent s… ...

Dear Ms. Lank: Does cedar siding add to the value of a home at resale or is today's market more interested in "carefree"? Our 1986-built home has cedar siding. We bought it in 2001. We have stained… ...

Dried deck stains can be removed from painted siding with paint or deck-coating strippers, but in a situation like yours, ...

A reader cannot get rid of this vinyl siding stain. Handout. Q. In the past couple of months, I have noticed a stain on the west side of my house.