My son is building a new house with interior and exterior timber accent framing. What is the best finish? It is pine and spruce with some pine bead board exterior ceiling in the porch areas. Wooden posts and timber trusses. The rest of the house is stick construction. Planed 6x8 timbers are held with oak dowels. Timber oil? Semi transparent stain? Don’t want a varnish look. Keep it natural with some stain and weather protection. Covered deck and railings and outside stairs are cedar.
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