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| Hello folks!
Its time to stain the deck - been shopping - need to know what your experience is - always know you folks know what is what. By your experience, which may be the longer lasting stain, Behr, Olmypic, or Cabot? I don't wanna do this more than I have to - will work hard on it, and want to know the stain I choose will work just as hard. Please respond - quote your neighbors, or whatever you can - I have to make a decision! s |
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| Do not have any decks but have a bench made of teak wood the we coat with hot linseed oil every year then wipe off the excess. |
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| I have redwood decks, built in '65, when redwood was still affordable and they have never been stained or treated in any way, have aged to a grayish tone, look old and worn, but just right to me. Extreme heat in summer and so much rain in winter would make a stained deck always needing work, so I am happy with my decision |
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- Posted by west_gardener (My Page) on Thu, Apr 14, 11 at 19:10
| I've never had a deck so I'm not able to speak to that point of view. But I've used Behr products and I like them very much. A cyber friend, who has built several decks, mostly in the CO area swears by Thompson's water seal.See link below. Whatever you choose, make sure the stain and sealant are compatible. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Deck Sealant
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| I don't know if this will be of interest: http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/porch/msg0923184828415.html Note the emphasis on prepping the deck. A friend used a polymerized tung oil on all exposed wood, it looks good so far but is only two years old. OTOH, there seems to be a lot of annual upkeep with most finishes, so maybe two-three years is okay. BTW, Tung oil is a penetrating finish, as opposed to a surface finish such as paint. In cabinet woodworking, pure tung oil is noted for taking a long time to dry (we're talking many days) but the polymerized tung is reasonably quick to dry, depending on the version, usually within a day. |
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