by Azooz Rashid | Sep 7, 2026 | Fences & Gates
To clean a wood fence before staining: clear the fence line, wash the wood with a fence cleaner or a pressure washer kept at low pressure, treat any mildew with a wood-safe solution, rinse thoroughly from top to bottom, and give the fence at least 24 to 48 hours of...
by Azooz Rashid | Sep 7, 2026 | Fences & Gates
An unstained cedar fence in North Texas typically lasts 12 to 20 years. Stain it every 3 to 5 years and keep up with small repairs, and 25 to 30 years is realistic. The biggest variable is not the pickets at all, it is the posts, which is why the same fence can fail...
