stained or painted? What stands up best? Cleans best?

[mudpaw]

I'm trying to decide on whether to stain or paint my new bigger coop (to be built)...I think either would look good, but I just can't decide. How does the stain hold up? I don't want to have to redo it in a year or two. If I stain it, I will paint the interior white for clean-ability and light reflection in winter. Or should I just pain the whole thing? I have a smallish backyard and I don't want this coop to be overpowering...So...which do you think?

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

The stain looks the best longer than paint. Paint gets pecked at, chipped, etc unless you put on multiple coats.

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

Thompsons water seal on the outside for weather resistance, & latex paint on the inside for cleaning. That's what I'd use.

 

[MrChicken207]

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This sounds like a good idea.

 

[mudpaw]

Yeah, I'm leaning towards the stained/sealed with latex-painted interior. We have a wood privacy fence we adding to this summer (the coop backs up to the fence) and I'm going to stain the old and new fence so hopefully they blend better-so if I do the same to the coop- it will blend nicely I think :>

 

[Chick_a_dee]

I *really* like the Behr Solid and Semi-Solid Siding/Fence Stains. They come in a huge array of colours and last forever. Our run-in shelter for the pony is stained with the Behr Solid Stain for Siding and Fences in Colony Blue

Looks fantastic.

 

[Unclebean]

We used the Thompson's Water Seal in a Honey Gold color. This gives you the option to water seal the coop but also add some color. They have a few colors available. On the inside we applied polyurethane.