Question

Should I paint my decking and fence ? Some people say defo not as it can look tacky after a while and others think I should  

Answer 1

Yes paint it i painted mine and been living here 9 years and looks brill to me. Xxx

Comments

Just got bottom one to do but that is all newly done xxx

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@gerik love your garden

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Thank u hun xxx

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@eros306 I Love yours too Xxx

Answer 2

Could stain it but it does look nice as it is. Paint would chip on decking so dont use that

Answer 3

No, de king looks better natural, beach bleached wood is much nicer. (I think so anyway)

Answer 4

What do YOU think ?  

Answer 5

No, use decking oil.  

Answer 6

Painting decking is the work of the devil, it'll need redoing every year and it'll never look as good as the first time. All it needs is oil to keep it looking as good as it does now x

Answer 7

I would paint it grey

Answer 8

Thank you xx I will oil the decking and have a think about the fence x

Answer 9

Oil it, I got osmo grey decking oil and its a lovely colour x

Comments

@colchester have you got a pic please ?  

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@eros306 it's not finished Iv tested the oil on a spare decking board before I done the decking it turned out lovely, I will post a pic here on Wednesday when it's done x

Answer 10

Paint the fence but just treat the decking with an oil. I painted mine and wish I hadn't now. Looks great x

Answer 11

Don’t paint, you have done a lovely job.  

Answer 12

Paint fence grey leave decking just stain it.  

Answer 13

No stain it

Answer 14

Just stain it xxx

Answer 15

Is there such thing as a dark grey oil for decking? I can only find light

Answer 16

Oil it

Answer 17

U can get oil stain

Answer 18

I would get oil stain so it looks natural

Answer 19

Oil the decking and paint the fences to protect them. I chose dark oak as i wanted to stick to colours found in nature whilst giving it a modern look.  

Answer 20

We painted our decking and was the worst decision we ever made. Was meant to last 4 years but had all chipped in 4 months

Answer 21

I am on the side of staining wood to bring out the beautiful natural grain. :)

Comments

@brewmaster stain and show the wood definitely colour goes out of fashion wood doesn’t

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Paint and you will regret. Just oil it!  

Answer 22

I’d leave it exactly as it is, it’s beautiful.  

Answer 23

It looks lovely as it is xxxx

Answer 24

Leave it, looks great natural x

Answer 25

Nooo looks nice as it is!  

Answer 26

No leave it it lookes nice

Answer 27

Looks great as it is, I would just use decking oil. That’s what I’m doing with mine to keep the natural look

Answer 28

Stain it deffo

Answer 29

I’d stain it a light natural colour. Love the colour it is now

Answer 30

No just stain it paint comes off eventually

Answer 31

Definitely paint it! It’ll only end up discoloured and going rotten

Answer 32

You will need to treat it, so paint it. Not all fence paint is tacky

Comments

@itacolumite your right , there is such variety of colours now far from tacky .  

Answer 33

Ours was laid a year ago so we left it as advised , and did this 2 weeks ago. After much research we chose Liberon clear decking oil . it’s not turned out clear though, but we like it .  

Answer 34

The decking wasn’t cheap so we did it to protect it .  

Answer 35

No it looks lovely and natural

Answer 36

Use creosote substitute, doesn’t peel & crack like paint, my 10yr old shed still looks new with it. x

Answer 37

Use decking oil rather than paint. Used it on ours for years then switched to paint, biggest regret x

Answer 38

Just varnish it so it stays looking natural.  

Answer 39

Leave it looks fine don’t paint

Answer 40

I’d leave it looks lovely as it is x

Answer 41

Please please don't paint your decking! Speaking from first hand experience you will forever regret it. Seal it! It will look amazing xxx