Its May and time to be thinking about sealing yor deck. This is an important step in prolonging the life of your deck. Here are some tips from us and some other professionals around the country.
First, you have to get it clean and open the pores of the wood. Jesse Kirchoff of Handyman Solutions suggests using a chlorine solution with Simple Cherry detergent and the acid neutralizes the chlorine, brightens the dark tanin stains on Cedar and opens up the poors on pressure treated.
Picking out the best sealer can be tricky. It seems every contractor has a different opinion on this. Jesse Kircoff prefers TWP I have used TWP as well with good success. Matthew Seargeant of Matt's Painting and Drywall prefers Deckscapes.
No matter which product you choose, make sure you do your homework before deciding which product is right for your deck.
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Good and timely post Blue! I need to get on our customers about their decks. We use Sikkens. If it's good enough for Mercedes-Benz - It's good enough for my decks. But only if it was the original product!
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