Fence Staining Costs
Application of a semi-transparent or solid stain to a wood fence after power washing and drying to extend its lifespan.
Cost Comparison by Location
418 locations with verified cost data
Cost Comparison — Fence Staining
Low
$388
Typical
$942
High
$2,024
Low
$401
Typical
$995
High
$2,092
Low
$430
Typical
$1,047
High
$2,240
Low
$430
Typical
$1,095
High
$2,240
Low
$428
Typical
$1,067
High
$2,231
Low
$377
Typical
$922
High
$1,964
Low
$439
Typical
$1,077
High
$2,287
Low
$411
Typical
$1,000
High
$2,141
Low
$368
Typical
$893
High
$1,920
Low
$430
Typical
$1,057
High
$2,240
Low
$385
Typical
$947
High
$2,005
Low
$395
Typical
$957
High
$2,057
Low
$382
Typical
$936
High
$1,990
Low
$488
Typical
$1,221
High
$2,544
Low
$453
Typical
$1,155
High
$2,362
Low
$433
Typical
$1,065
High
$2,260
Low
$369
Typical
$900
High
$1,926
Low
$397
Typical
$977
High
$2,071
Low
$430
Typical
$1,050
High
$2,240
Low
$430
Typical
$1,029
High
$2,240
Low
$443
Typical
$1,075
High
$2,310
Low
$415
Typical
$1,006
High
$2,162
Low
$430
Typical
$1,052
High
$2,242
Low
$425
Typical
$1,070
High
$2,215
Low
$369
Typical
$900
High
$1,926
Low
$395
Typical
$966
High
$2,059
Low
$455
Typical
$1,120
High
$2,370
Low
$421
Typical
$1,023
High
$2,197
Low
$433
Typical
$1,085
High
$2,260
Low
$449
Typical
$1,102
High
$2,341
Low
$415
Typical
$1,035
High
$2,162
Low
$423
Typical
$1,054
High
$2,203
Low
$390
Typical
$946
High
$2,034
Low
$395
Typical
$970
High
$2,059
Low
$395
Typical
$970
High
$2,059
Low
$387
Typical
$939
High
$2,017
Low
$380
Typical
$920
High
$1,980
Low
$444
Typical
$1,114
High
$2,315
Low
$445
Typical
$1,092
High
$2,321
Low
$402
Typical
$986
High
$2,095
Low
$399
Typical
$995
High
$2,080
Low
$394
Typical
$959
High
$2,053
Low
$391
Typical
$979
High
$2,039
Low
$402
Typical
$1,017
High
$2,096
Low
$423
Typical
$1,032
High
$2,204
Low
$465
Typical
$1,160
High
$2,426
Low
$452
Typical
$1,114
High
$2,357
Low
$387
Typical
$944
High
$2,020
Low
$459
Typical
$1,139
High
$2,394
Low
$369
Typical
$896
High
$1,926
Low
$377
Typical
$922
High
$1,965
Low
$412
Typical
$1,027
High
$2,147
Low
$400
Typical
$971
High
$2,088
Low
$434
Typical
$1,066
High
$2,262
Low
$430
Typical
$1,075
High
$2,240
Low
$384
Typical
$953
High
$2,003
Low
$440
Typical
$1,072
High
$2,293
Low
$422
Typical
$1,043
High
$2,198
Low
$403
Typical
$982
High
$2,102
Low
$382
Typical
$938
High
$1,993
Low
$398
Typical
$1,008
High
$2,077
Low
$444
Typical
$1,085
High
$2,315
Low
$381
Typical
$924
High
$1,988
Low
$434
Typical
$1,050
High
$2,262
Low
$418
Typical
$1,015
High
$2,181
Low
$426
Typical
$1,035
High
$2,221
Low
$393
Typical
$946
High
$2,049
Low
$415
Typical
$1,010
High
$2,162
Low
$445
Typical
$1,127
High
$2,321
Low
$435
Typical
$1,088
High
$2,267
Low
$410
Typical
$1,017
High
$2,137
Low
$391
Typical
$941
High
$2,038
Low
$391
Typical
$952
High
$2,038
Low
$400
Typical
$992
High
$2,084
Low
$422
Typical
$1,031
High
$2,202
Low
$391
Typical
$948
High
$2,038
Low
$430
Typical
$1,059
High
$2,240
Low
$433
Typical
$1,066
High
$2,256
Low
$402
Typical
$974
High
$2,098
Low
$384
Typical
$946
High
$2,004
Low
$384
Typical
$939
High
$2,001
Low
$410
Typical
$1,018
High
$2,139
Low
$430
Typical
$1,066
High
$2,240
Low
$398
Typical
$966
High
$2,076
Low
$447
Typical
$1,097
High
$2,330
Low
$369
Typical
$905
High
$1,923
Low
$443
Typical
$1,075
High
$2,310
Low
$386
Typical
$945
High
$2,013
Low
$383
Typical
$969
High
$1,996
Low
$382
Typical
$949
High
$1,994
Low
$427
Typical
$1,041
High
$2,226
Low
$380
Typical
$962
High
$1,981
Low
$375
Typical
$913
High
$1,954
Low
$430
Typical
$1,071
High
$2,240
Low
$427
Typical
$1,041
High
$2,226
Low
$455
Typical
$1,120
High
$2,370
Low
$394
Typical
$967
High
$2,054
Low
$431
Typical
$1,059
High
$2,247
Low
$360
Typical
$877
High
$1,878
Low
$419
Typical
$1,045
High
$2,185
Low
$375
Typical
$921
High
$1,957
Low
$381
Typical
$962
High
$1,989
Low
$419
Typical
$1,017
High
$2,186
Low
$399
Typical
$981
High
$2,079
Low
$409
Typical
$1,023
High
$2,132
Low
$386
Typical
$938
High
$2,014
Low
$389
Typical
$948
High
$2,029
Low
$406
Typical
$1,012
High
$2,115
Low
$391
Typical
$962
High
$2,038
Low
$436
Typical
$1,071
High
$2,276
Low
$393
Typical
$968
High
$2,051
Low
$443
Typical
$1,131
High
$2,312
Low
$390
Typical
$977
High
$2,036
Low
$377
Typical
$918
High
$1,965
Low
$393
Typical
$940
High
$2,047
Low
$395
Typical
$959
High
$2,061
Low
$431
Typical
$1,054
High
$2,248
Low
$400
Typical
$982
High
$2,084
Low
$373
Typical
$902
High
$1,944
Low
$430
Typical
$1,047
High
$2,240
Low
$394
Typical
$969
High
$2,053
Low
$435
Typical
$1,071
High
$2,266
Low
$491
Typical
$1,196
High
$2,558
Low
$369
Typical
$884
High
$1,924
Low
$398
Typical
$979
High
$2,074
Low
$443
Typical
$1,075
High
$2,310
Low
$439
Typical
$1,099
High
$2,289
Low
$416
Typical
$1,013
High
$2,167
Low
$416
Typical
$1,018
High
$2,168
Low
$443
Typical
$1,075
High
$2,310
Low
$430
Typical
$1,051
High
$2,240
Low
$444
Typical
$1,085
High
$2,315
Low
$408
Typical
$1,017
High
$2,125
Low
$380
Typical
$922
High
$1,982
Low
$372
Typical
$932
High
$1,942
Low
$372
Typical
$905
High
$1,942
Low
$410
Typical
$1,011
High
$2,139
Low
$411
Typical
$1,009
High
$2,141
Low
$372
Typical
$914
High
$1,942
Low
$416
Typical
$1,021
High
$2,170
Low
$430
Typical
$1,061
High
$2,244
Low
$400
Typical
$984
High
$2,086
Low
$399
Typical
$968
High
$2,080
Low
$401
Typical
$970
High
$2,089
Low
$387
Typical
$931
High
$2,017
Low
$405
Typical
$993
High
$2,110
Low
$363
Typical
$880
High
$1,892
Low
$437
Typical
$1,093
High
$2,276
Low
$424
Typical
$1,043
High
$2,210
Low
$408
Typical
$991
High
$2,126
Low
$441
Typical
$1,095
High
$2,302
Low
$377
Typical
$906
High
$1,963
Low
$430
Typical
$1,100
High
$2,240
Low
$431
Typical
$1,065
High
$2,245
Low
$491
Typical
$1,196
High
$2,558
Low
$380
Typical
$922
High
$1,983
Low
$399
Typical
$968
High
$2,080
Low
$421
Typical
$1,019
High
$2,196
Low
$477
Typical
$1,221
High
$2,486
Low
$368
Typical
$882
High
$1,921
Low
$366
Typical
$886
High
$1,907
Low
$424
Typical
$1,029
High
$2,210
Low
$380
Typical
$921
High
$1,981
Low
$380
Typical
$925
High
$1,981
Low
$430
Typical
$1,049
High
$2,240
Low
$406
Typical
$990
High
$2,115
Low
$430
Typical
$1,087
High
$2,240
Low
$430
Typical
$1,057
High
$2,240
Low
$411
Typical
$1,012
High
$2,144
Low
$430
Typical
$1,054
High
$2,240
Low
$393
Typical
$965
High
$2,050
Low
$488
Typical
$1,221
High
$2,544
Low
$367
Typical
$885
High
$1,916
Low
$383
Typical
$921
High
$1,995
Low
$396
Typical
$960
High
$2,063
Low
$427
Typical
$1,042
High
$2,229
Low
$403
Typical
$991
High
$2,099
Low
$378
Typical
$930
High
$1,971
Low
$484
Typical
$1,218
High
$2,522
Low
$378
Typical
$909
High
$1,970
Low
$369
Typical
$909
High
$1,925
Low
$369
Typical
$883
High
$1,924
Low
$368
Typical
$906
High
$1,920
Low
$408
Typical
$1,001
High
$2,125
Low
$414
Typical
$1,048
High
$2,160
Low
$430
Typical
$1,045
High
$2,240
Low
$398
Typical
$979
High
$2,073
Low
$430
Typical
$1,079
High
$2,242
Low
$430
Typical
$1,046
High
$2,240
Low
$392
Typical
$950
High
$2,042
Low
$371
Typical
$894
High
$1,937
Low
$433
Typical
$1,079
High
$2,256
Low
$398
Typical
$957
High
$2,074
Low
$394
Typical
$970
High
$2,056
Low
$401
Typical
$988
High
$2,093
Low
$375
Typical
$908
High
$1,954
Low
$369
Typical
$894
High
$1,923
Low
$404
Typical
$989
High
$2,108
Low
$417
Typical
$1,017
High
$2,176
Low
$422
Typical
$1,039
High
$2,201
Low
$408
Typical
$1,003
High
$2,128
Low
$374
Typical
$907
High
$1,948
Low
$388
Typical
$945
High
$2,021
Low
$431
Typical
$1,065
High
$2,245
Low
$388
Typical
$943
High
$2,022
Low
$369
Typical
$899
High
$1,925
Low
$407
Typical
$1,016
High
$2,123
Low
$392
Typical
$956
High
$2,042
Low
$399
Typical
$972
High
$2,081
Low
$385
Typical
$956
High
$2,009
Low
$393
Typical
$957
High
$2,052
Low
$384
Typical
$919
High
$2,002
Low
$412
Typical
$1,004
High
$2,149
Low
$488
Typical
$1,221
High
$2,544
Low
$385
Typical
$933
High
$2,005
Low
$419
Typical
$1,052
High
$2,185
Low
$488
Typical
$1,221
High
$2,544
Low
$430
Typical
$1,042
High
$2,240
Low
$400
Typical
$974
High
$2,085
Low
$392
Typical
$952
High
$2,046
Low
$384
Typical
$933
High
$2,002
Low
$380
Typical
$931
High
$1,983
Low
$442
Typical
$1,107
High
$2,306
Low
$418
Typical
$1,029
High
$2,180
Low
$430
Typical
$1,073
High
$2,240
Low
$454
Typical
$1,116
High
$2,367
Low
$387
Typical
$942
High
$2,020
Low
$391
Typical
$986
High
$2,038
Low
$382
Typical
$947
High
$1,991
Low
$430
Typical
$1,055
High
$2,240
Low
$430
Typical
$1,072
High
$2,240
Low
$369
Typical
$896
High
$1,924
Low
$436
Typical
$1,069
High
$2,272
Low
$396
Typical
$953
High
$2,065
Low
$444
Typical
$1,085
High
$2,315
Low
$491
Typical
$1,196
High
$2,558
Low
$430
Typical
$1,056
High
$2,240
Low
$412
Typical
$999
High
$2,146
Low
$417
Typical
$1,025
High
$2,172
Low
$450
Typical
$1,136
High
$2,348
Low
$430
Typical
$1,084
High
$2,240
Low
$430
Typical
$1,034
High
$2,240
Low
$414
Typical
$1,017
High
$2,161
Low
$430
Typical
$1,057
High
$2,240
Low
$379
Typical
$922
High
$1,974
Low
$447
Typical
$1,120
High
$2,332
Low
$359
Typical
$871
High
$1,873
Low
$430
Typical
$1,054
High
$2,240
Low
$385
Typical
$939
High
$2,009
Low
$401
Typical
$972
High
$2,091
Low
$454
Typical
$1,138
High
$2,366
Low
$379
Typical
$932
High
$1,975
Low
$414
Typical
$996
High
$2,158
Low
$398
Typical
$977
High
$2,073
Low
$402
Typical
$974
High
$2,098
Low
$484
Typical
$1,210
High
$2,522
Low
$443
Typical
$1,081
High
$2,312
Low
$454
Typical
$1,116
High
$2,367
Low
$414
Typical
$996
High
$2,158
Low
$430
Typical
$1,045
High
$2,240
Low
$430
Typical
$1,063
High
$2,240
Low
$386
Typical
$937
High
$2,015
Low
$430
Typical
$1,056
High
$2,240
Low
$449
Typical
$1,115
High
$2,343
Low
$430
Typical
$1,082
High
$2,240
Low
$432
Typical
$1,071
High
$2,250
Low
$430
Typical
$1,047
High
$2,240
Low
$398
Typical
$965
High
$2,075
Low
$484
Typical
$1,206
High
$2,522
Low
$430
Typical
$1,072
High
$2,240
Low
$484
Typical
$1,218
High
$2,522
Low
$437
Typical
$1,079
High
$2,280
Low
$421
Typical
$1,023
High
$2,194
Low
$430
Typical
$1,042
High
$2,240
Low
$430
Typical
$1,075
High
$2,240
Low
$432
Typical
$1,071
High
$2,250
Low
$497
Typical
$1,243
High
$2,590
Low
$409
Typical
$997
High
$2,134
Low
$436
Typical
$1,098
High
$2,273
Low
$403
Typical
$979
High
$2,104
Low
$431
Typical
$1,051
High
$2,248
Low
$430
Typical
$1,066
High
$2,240
Low
$430
Typical
$1,046
High
$2,240
Low
$388
Typical
$946
High
$2,026
Low
$445
Typical
$1,118
High
$2,323
Low
$395
Typical
$960
High
$2,059
Low
$430
Typical
$1,054
High
$2,240
Low
$436
Typical
$1,062
High
$2,272
Low
$399
Typical
$982
High
$2,082
Low
$381
Typical
$927
High
$1,985
Low
$475
Typical
$1,189
High
$2,476
Low
$430
Typical
$1,047
High
$2,240
Low
$418
Typical
$1,019
High
$2,180
Low
$374
Typical
$906
High
$1,951
Low
$430
Typical
$1,058
High
$2,240
Low
$420
Typical
$1,024
High
$2,189
Low
$392
Typical
$992
High
$2,044
Low
$441
Typical
$1,085
High
$2,298
Low
$444
Typical
$1,085
High
$2,315
Low
$345
Typical
$826
High
$1,800
Low
$407
Typical
$1,001
High
$2,121
Low
$409
Typical
$1,019
High
$2,131
Low
$443
Typical
$1,075
High
$2,310
Low
$382
Typical
$932
High
$1,992
Low
$431
Typical
$1,050
High
$2,246
Low
$453
Typical
$1,112
High
$2,362
Low
$438
Typical
$1,092
High
$2,282
Low
$437
Typical
$1,079
High
$2,280
Low
$422
Typical
$1,029
High
$2,201
Low
$394
Typical
$971
High
$2,056
Low
$412
Typical
$1,014
High
$2,150
Low
$422
Typical
$1,023
High
$2,199
Low
$383
Typical
$935
High
$1,998
Low
$417
Typical
$1,027
High
$2,175
Low
$433
Typical
$1,083
High
$2,256
Low
$434
Typical
$1,074
High
$2,263
Low
$430
Typical
$1,061
High
$2,240
Low
$420
Typical
$1,022
High
$2,192
Low
$457
Typical
$1,145
High
$2,385
Low
$402
Typical
$977
High
$2,097
Low
$390
Typical
$984
High
$2,035
Low
$417
Typical
$1,040
High
$2,174
Low
$396
Typical
$1,002
High
$2,065
Low
$378
Typical
$917
High
$1,972
Low
$458
Typical
$1,147
High
$2,390
Low
$391
Typical
$959
High
$2,036
Low
$450
Typical
$1,136
High
$2,348
Low
$445
Typical
$1,093
High
$2,322
Low
$469
Typical
$1,173
High
$2,443
Low
$411
Typical
$1,009
High
$2,142
Low
$433
Typical
$1,056
High
$2,260
Low
$397
Typical
$964
High
$2,071
Low
$407
Typical
$988
High
$2,122
Low
$457
Typical
$1,145
High
$2,385
Low
$481
Typical
$1,203
High
$2,507
Low
$497
Typical
$1,243
High
$2,590
Low
$474
Typical
$1,187
High
$2,474
Low
$467
Typical
$1,168
High
$2,433
Low
$488
Typical
$1,221
High
$2,544
Low
$467
Typical
$1,170
High
$2,438
Low
$472
Typical
$1,182
High
$2,462
Low
$424
Typical
$1,034
High
$2,213
Low
$463
Typical
$1,159
High
$2,415
Low
$409
Typical
$1,001
High
$2,133
Low
$402
Typical
$990
High
$2,096
Low
$477
Typical
$1,198
High
$2,490
Low
$404
Typical
$994
High
$2,106
Low
$403
Typical
$978
High
$2,101
Low
$364
Typical
$883
High
$1,899
Low
$383
Typical
$937
High
$1,999
Low
$371
Typical
$911
High
$1,937
Low
$371
Typical
$907
High
$1,937
Low
$399
Typical
$982
High
$2,080
Low
$430
Typical
$1,040
High
$2,240
Low
$430
Typical
$1,049
High
$2,240
Low
$434
Typical
$1,074
High
$2,263
Low
$391
Typical
$947
High
$2,040
Low
$431
Typical
$1,082
High
$2,248
Low
$413
Typical
$1,029
High
$2,152
Low
$389
Typical
$965
High
$2,027
Low
$381
Typical
$937
High
$1,985
Low
$398
Typical
$1,009
High
$2,078
Low
$377
Typical
$950
High
$1,963
Low
$418
Typical
$1,019
High
$2,180
Low
$371
Typical
$913
High
$1,935
Low
$409
Typical
$1,006
High
$2,130
Low
$416
Typical
$1,023
High
$2,168
Low
$392
Typical
$951
High
$2,042
Low
$452
Typical
$1,130
High
$2,354
Low
$378
Typical
$915
High
$1,972
Low
$411
Typical
$1,026
High
$2,145
Low
$477
Typical
$1,198
High
$2,490
Low
$404
Typical
$984
High
$2,104
Low
$433
Typical
$1,057
High
$2,260
Low
$430
Typical
$1,034
High
$2,240
Low
$377
Typical
$928
High
$1,967
Low
$361
Typical
$876
High
$1,882
Low
$430
Typical
$1,043
High
$2,240
Low
$393
Typical
$975
High
$2,049
Low
$382
Typical
$928
High
$1,990
Low
$443
Typical
$1,117
High
$2,312
Low
$416
Typical
$1,018
High
$2,171
Low
$383
Typical
$933
High
$1,999
Low
$377
Typical
$918
High
$1,965
Low
$396
Typical
$961
High
$2,065
Low
$430
Typical
$1,047
High
$2,240
Low
$398
Typical
$993
High
$2,076
Low
$466
Typical
$1,167
High
$2,430
Low
$430
Typical
$1,056
High
$2,240
Low
$412
Typical
$1,039
High
$2,150
Low
$430
Typical
$1,044
High
$2,240
Low
$421
Typical
$1,023
High
$2,194
Low
$429
Typical
$1,074
High
$2,237
Low
$398
Typical
$965
High
$2,073
Low
$437
Typical
$1,079
High
$2,280
Low
$430
Typical
$1,078
High
$2,240
Low
$459
Typical
$1,139
High
$2,394
Low
$374
Typical
$918
High
$1,950
Low
$377
Typical
$940
High
$1,965
Low
$398
Typical
$979
High
$2,076
Low
$446
Typical
$1,120
High
$2,327
Low
$430
Typical
$1,041
High
$2,240
Low
$379
Typical
$919
High
$1,979
Low
$382
Typical
$929
High
$1,993
Low
$385
Typical
$933
High
$2,005
Low
$397
Typical
$977
High
$2,069
Low
$441
Typical
$1,099
High
$2,298
Low
$414
Typical
$1,005
High
$2,160
Low
$414
Typical
$1,007
High
$2,161
Low
$395
Typical
$959
High
$2,062
Low
$430
Typical
$1,057
High
$2,240
Low
$441
Typical
$1,099
High
$2,297
Low
$430
Typical
$1,047
High
$2,240
Low
$411
Typical
$1,030
High
$2,141
Low
$412
Typical
$1,015
High
$2,151
Low
$375
Typical
$932
High
$1,958
Low
$448
Typical
$1,121
High
$2,335
Low
$398
Typical
$974
High
$2,077
What Drives the Cost
About Fence Staining Costs
Fence staining costs in Texas vary significantly based on fence size, wood condition, and local market factors. The wide range reflects differences in project scope, with smaller or simpler jobs at the lower end and larger or more complex staining projects at the higher end. Texas's climate, labor availability, and regional economic conditions all influence where specific projects fall within this range.
Questions to Ask Your Painter
- 1What is the total linear footage of fencing that needs staining?
- 2Is the fence currently stained, painted, or bare wood, and what condition is it in?
- 3Will the project include pressure washing, sanding, or other prep work, and is that included in the quote?
- 4What type and brand of stain will be used, and does it include UV protection or warranty?
- 5How many coats of stain are included, and what is the drying time between coats?
- 6Are there any repairs needed to the fence, and are those included separately or in the quote?
- 7Does the quote include cleanup and disposal of old stain or debris?
- 8What is the timeline for project completion, and how will weather delays be handled?
- 9Is the contractor licensed, insured, and bonded in Texas?
- 10What warranty or guarantee is provided on the stain application and longevity?