{"id":10947,"date":"2020-09-10T15:16:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T19:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/yorbalinda\/?post_type=community&#038;p=10947"},"modified":"2026-05-27T15:34:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T19:34:58","slug":"staining-vs-painting-pros-cons-of-each","status":"publish","type":"community","link":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/oc\/community\/staining-vs-painting-pros-cons-of-each\/","title":{"rendered":"Staining vs Painting | Pros &#038; Cons of Each"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Staining vs Painting | What&#8217;s the difference?<\/h2>\n<p>We offer both painting and staining services, and while the application process may be similar, the two types of coats are different in both how the perform and the aesthetic they give.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Painting is a coat that rests on the top of the wood and is a &#8216;semi-permanent&#8217; finish<\/strong>. This means that painted surfaces often need to be scraped or sanded to be removed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Staining penetrates the wood, and does not just rest on top of the surface like paints do.<\/strong> Stain keeps the natural look of the wood while protecting it with water resistant qualities. Stain will wear away slowly over time and need to periodically re-coated.<\/p>\n<p>Staining products tend to be lower priced than paints with prices in the $20-35 range per gallon in most cases. Paints can be as much as double that range. Stains also do not require any primer, which is another product that does not need to be purchased for the project.<\/p>\n<p>Stains offer a natural look and a lower-budget requirement for products. Paints offer a longer lasting result with more options and variety for color. In most cases our customers know weather that want to stain or paint for their project.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Types of staining projects in our service area:<\/h3>\n<p>We offer painting services to the greater Anaheim, CA service area. Here there are a few common types of staining projects we are hired to help with. Generally these are either for <a href=\"https:\/\/certapro.com\/yorbalinda\/deck-fence-staining-services\/\">decks, fences, garage doors, or front doors of homes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10838\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10838\" style=\"width: 1178px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10838 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1192\/2020\/04\/fence-1.jpg\" alt=\"fence staining in yorba linda\" width=\"1178\" height=\"871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1192\/2020\/04\/fence-1.jpg 1178w, https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1192\/2020\/04\/fence-1-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1192\/2020\/04\/fence-1-1024x757.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1192\/2020\/04\/fence-1-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1192\/2020\/04\/fence-1-960x710.jpg 960w, https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1192\/2020\/04\/fence-1-720x532.jpg 720w, https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1192\/2020\/04\/fence-1-480x355.jpg 480w, https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1192\/2020\/04\/fence-1-360x266.jpg 360w, https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1192\/2020\/04\/fence-1-240x177.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1178px) 100vw, 1178px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This customer in Yorba Linda hired us to help with a fence staining project.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10835 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1192\/2020\/04\/door-2.jpg\" alt=\"man working on staining a front door.\" width=\"702\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1192\/2020\/04\/door-2.jpg 702w, https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1192\/2020\/04\/door-2-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1192\/2020\/04\/door-2-480x383.jpg 480w, https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1192\/2020\/04\/door-2-360x287.jpg 360w, https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1192\/2020\/04\/door-2-240x191.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10834 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1192\/2020\/04\/Capture.jpg\" alt=\"Stained front door in Anaheim, CA\" width=\"654\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1192\/2020\/04\/Capture.jpg 654w, https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1192\/2020\/04\/Capture-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1192\/2020\/04\/Capture-480x412.jpg 480w, https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1192\/2020\/04\/Capture-360x309.jpg 360w, https:\/\/pub-9fc1f065f07e441b8f35365c774f09ae.r2.dev\/uploads\/sites\/1192\/2020\/04\/Capture-240x206.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staining vs Painting | What&#8217;s the difference? We offer both painting and staining services, and while the application process may be similar, the two types of coats are different in both how the perform and the aesthetic they give. Painting is a coat that rests on the top of the wood and is a &#8216;semi-permanent&#8217;<a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/certapro.com\/oc\/community\/staining-vs-painting-pros-cons-of-each\/\">Read the full article <em class=\"fa fa-angle-double-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","categories":[105,1],"tags":[57],"class_list":["post-10947","community","type-community","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-certapro-painters","category-painting","tag-exterior-painting"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/oc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/community\/10947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/oc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/community"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/oc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/community"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/oc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/oc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10947"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/oc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/community\/10947\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/oc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/oc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/oc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}