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Weathered
finish

If wood is not directly exposed to sunlight, for example under an overhang, the wood surface will grey more slowly. This can lead to color differences. For a uniform greying process, Platowood wood can be treated with a pre-weathering stain. This finish is called Weathered. It bridges the visual transition from brown wood to a weathered façade and ensures a consistently greyed appearance.

Advantages
Weathered finish

Even greying

If you want an even greying on your façade, a pre-weathering stain is the perfect solution. Areas with a lot of sun exposure will degrade faster and naturally grey.

Natural color

Platowood wood weathers to a silver-grey tone. This means our pre-weathering stain also contains a metallic component to mimic the look of naturally weathered wood.

No maintenance

Because a pre-weathering stain is also allowed to degrade, there is no maintenance required as with other color finishes. Apart from an annual cleaning, your façade is therefore maintenance-free.

High fire class

Did you know that our Weathered finish is compatible with a fire-retardant treatment by Hestus?

Due to stricter fire class regulations, oil-based finishes are no longer available. Stain finishes, however, remain available. Our Weathered finish was previously called Weathered Color Oil and Weathered Color Stain.

This true-to-nature finish is suitable for Platowood Fraké, Spruce, and Poplar. A semi-transparent stain that creates a pre-weathered appearance of the wood. This layer gradually degrades while the wood naturally greys over time. A pre-weathering stain does not require maintenance or touch-ups. The façade elements are pre-weathered in the factory.

Frequently asked
questions

The pre-weathering stain is a finish that gradually degrades. Since the lifespan of the finish is less relevant compared to other color finishes, the wood is not brushed.

It is possible to request samples of wood with the Weathered finish. You can easily request samples via this link.

Platowood wood weathers to a silvery tone. This is part of the natural greying process in which lignin is broken down by UV rays. When developing our pre-weathering stain, we aimed to match the naturally weathered color as closely as possible. Want to know more about wood weathering? Read all about it at: https://www.platowood.nl/nieuws/natuurlijke-vergrijzing-uitgelegd/

Standard Platowood has a fire class of D-s2, d0. With the FireProtect treatment, this is upgraded to B-s2, d0. The exact fire class may vary depending on the wood type, treatment, and application.

Projects with
Weathered

Villa, Okkenbroek

This villa in Okkenbroek is fully clad with thermally modified native poplar.