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Re: Talk to Me About Fencing
I do want to jump in and say that I do not recommend using Behr's Deckover product. At All. If I could go back in time and prevent myself from buying it I would. When we moved into our house last summer one of the first things I did was re-paint the deck and thought this product sounded great. I followed all of the directions to the letter, spent hundreds of dollars on the paint, plus the the recommended products to prep the deck, plus the time spent sanding and painting 500+sq ft of deck and already within a year the stuff is peeling off in areas.
I actually contacted Behr a few weeks ago about it and they said the only thing to do is to re-sand the entire deck. They did offer to send me some deck cleaner to help with the process but it still doesn't change the fact that I have to re-do the entire thing. I just want to save anyone from going through this annoying process!
A cedar fence can be absoutely beautiful, but cedar is more $$ than other wood options.
Have you considered planting a nice maple, oak or other larger tree in the back yard as well?
We both have landscaping components to our jobs (I work with rain gardens and H is a licensed arborist) so we have lots of favorite plants and ideas of what we'd like to incorporate. A lot of our front yard plants are dead or dying from the previous owner and we'll be replacing them in May or June. I love landscaping that incorporates native New England plants while still looking nice and neat. We both love shadbush and various dogwoods and may add one of those on the front side of the fenced area (not in a picture) as well. There is lots of digging in our future, but I'm excited for it.
Meanwhile, H found aluminum pool-type fencing as an option. It seems to be dog-safe (there are narrower spacing options for small dogs), looks nice, and is comparable to wood in price. He is also trying to sell me on a 5' fence to save money, but I'm not entirely convinced. We're going to go to Home Depot soon to talk to someone in person, and then may get estimates from some other contractors.
Thanks again for all of the help and feedback! I'll keep you all posted if we go forward with the project.
I may seriously examine self-installation, but removal of the old fence is also a factor. I'm also not sure if a project this big is where we should start our journey to handiness. I wish so badly my FIL lived locally! He's so good at this stuff. Maybe flying him up here would be cheaper than installation, as well as a fun visit...
Yeah, I was super unhappy with the way it looked after just a few months. I started looking at reviews online and a lot of people had the same experience as I did. There were some people that had good results, but a lot were in the same boat as me. I'd look and see if Home Depot (or wherever you bought it) would let you return/exchange it. I'd hate for you to have a bad outcome like we did.
@hoffse, I may have to look into flipping the boards. Definitely something to consider at least!
Good point! The sun is brutal.
I'm using a Thompson's product for our deck...I forget the exact name and I think the color is Acorn. But I'll find out and post it.
We have a seating area for our fire pit that we stained the same color with the same Thompson's product over a year ago. The stain still looks just as bright and dark as when we did it. That seating is in full sunlight all day, no shade anywhere near it.