Well, I've never done this and I don't know if it is easier but my sister and her husband took the boards up on their deck, flipped them over then restrained them. Stripping seems like a lot of work and messy.
The large patio outside my condo has a slight slope to help with drainage but it's ugly and I want to put a wood deck or interlocking deck tiles over it. the concrete...
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Well, I've never done this and I don't know if it is easier but my sister and her husband took the boards up on their deck, flipped them over then restrained them. Stripping seems like a lot of work and messy.
https://www.ronhazelton.com/projects/how_to_wash_and_renew_a_wood_deck
https://www.ronhazelton.com/projects/how_to_restore_and_maintain_a_deck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Endync6z3XM
You could get a stripper take off with a scrub brush then hose off
I just did this actually and there was nothing speedy about it, unfortunately. Don't use a pressure washer as you can too easily damage the wood. You can see what I did here: https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2018/08/the-deck-redux-part-i.html