It is important to remember that if one owns any kind of wooden sheds that they will have to be maintained on a regular basis. If you do care for and maintain your shed you will find that it is better able to protect what is kept within. Below we take you through the steps that you will need to carry out to ensure that your wooden shed is protected.

As you will soon discover either by visiting your local DIY store or searching online that there are many different kinds of exterior finishes one can use for covering a shed. But what you choose depends on what kind of finish you want and what color it is you would like your shed to be.

1. Before you can recover the wood on your shed you need to ensure that you have the right equipment for the job. If you can get yourself a power washer, an electric sander and something with which to apply the exterior finish to it. Most people will use either a foam brush, a staining pad or a nylon paintbrush. Also you will need to get your stain and you can choose between either a solid or semi-solid one. Solid ones hide the grain of the wood and are extremely durable, whereas the semi-solid stains allow some of the wood grain to show through.

2. Once you have chosen between semi-solid or solid stain you next need to decide whether you want to use an oil or water based one. An oil based stain is far better for those places where the elements are somewhat harsh as they protect the wood because it can penetrate further into it. But the water-based ones are far safer for you to use and are resistant to mildew growing on them also the color of the stain lasts longer.

3. After you have brought your stain you can now start to prepare the shed so that it can be applied. First off you should use the electric sander to help remove all the old stain or paint that is on your shed and once this is done you then need to wash it down with the power washer. If you can either buy or hire a power washer that is used specifically for washing items that are made from wood.

4. Next you need to allow time for the wood to dry other before you actually start using the stain on the cleaned surface. It is a good idea if you wash the shed down on a day that is hot and sunny, as this will ensure that the wood dries a lot quicker.

5. Once the wood has dried out you can now move on to the next stage and that is to apply the first coat of stain to it. You should do the staining one wall at the time ensuring that you apply the stain quickly and evenly over the surface. This will make sure that the coat of stain you apply is flawless and no signs of overlapping appear.

6. You may also find that you need to apply more than one coat of the stain to ensure that your shed is well protected. Some wooden sheds may actually need three coats of stain before you know that the shed is well protected. It is a good idea therefore to read and use the recommendations that the manufacturer of the stain provides on its container.