We had trellis toppers added to an existing fence and they were orange initially. They were installed in the November and by early the next Spring had weathered down considerably, after 12 months they were indistinguishable from the pre-existing fence
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”—Marcus Tullius Cicero East facing, top of a hill clay-loam, cultivated for centuries (7 years by me). Birmingham
In my experience, leaking through doesn't happen on most types of fence panels if you're relatively careful (ie don't just chuck the whole pot of paint at the fence ).
If it were me, I'd agree on what paint you both like and offer to do both sides (if they went halves on the cost )
Unless both parties are happy to tolerate the orange whilst Mother Nature decides how they will fade?
The hideous orange thankfully did fade in our garden. Fortunately I had only used it on a pergola, and to be honest will not use the rest of the tub. It took a year or so but it's not bad now.
Update: spoke to the neighbours who are happy for us to stain or paint it. Fortunately, the stain we found has toned down the orange to a lovely silvery grey which happens to match the weathered fence panels on the other side. Not so great is the prospect of 12 metres of fence panels to stain! Thanks everyone who posted advice.
12mt presumably about 6 panels,our garden is over 50,mt! The old man used close board "our," side it silvered nicely in a year.its pretty much all planted along now anyway
Update: spoke to the neighbours who are happy for us to stain or paint it. Fortunately, the stain we found has toned down the orange to a lovely silvery grey which happens to match the weathered fence panels on the other side. Not so great is the prospect of 12 metres of fence panels to stain! Thanks everyone who posted advice.
Hi @frijolitas , I am on a similar quest to tone down an orange fence. Which stain colour did you find that resulted in silvery grey? This is what I'd like to achieve. Thanks!
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East facing, top of a hill clay-loam, cultivated for centuries (7 years by me). Birmingham
If it were me, I'd agree on what paint you both like and offer to do both sides (if they went halves on the cost
Unless both parties are happy to tolerate the orange whilst Mother Nature decides how they will fade?
Really depends where the fence is,sun or shade.
I am on a similar quest to tone down an orange fence. Which stain colour did you find that resulted in silvery grey? This is what I'd like to achieve.
Thanks!