A couple of coats of wood preserve will not only help protect your fence and shed from any inclement weather, it will also more than likely improve them visually as well.
Wood preserve is available in a wide range of colours and is relatively inexpensive to purchase, DIY stores such as Wickes sell 5 Litres of wood preserve for less than £10.
To apply the wood preserve to your fence or shed, you have a choice of two methods. The first is to a use pressurised tank with a spray gun or wand, there are quite a few on the market and are easy to use providing you follow the manufacturers instructions. Precautions should be taken when spraying wood preserve onto fences and sheds, ideally this method should be used on a calm day with little or no wind as the over spray could end up on anything nearby. The paving or lawn etc, below the area being sprayed should be covered with some form of dustsheet to avoid any stains from over spray and drips that may occur.
To spray Waney lap fence panels it is safer and less messy to lift out the fence panel, place it on a dustsheet and then spray it, let it dry and then replace it.
The second tried and trusted method and my own preference is to apply the wood preserve using a brush, once again cover the paving, lawn etc, below the area where the wood preserve is being applied with a dustsheet to avoid any stains from drips and splashes that may occur. Wood preserve brushes are available to purchase in most DIY stores, they are a similar size to a wallpaper paste brush but with softer bristles.
This is a Summer months DIY task and can be a little tedious to do, involve other responsible members of your family and it will be completed quite quickly. Wood preserve washes off brushes and skin quite easily using warm water and soap, clothes are a different matter so wear overalls, or like me, an old pair of jeans and a T - Shirt.
