How to stain wood deck?




Tips to stain my wood deck?
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first I would use a pressure washer and get rid of any problems the old stains might be causing. believe it or not, this will get basic wood to rise and most of it will be about the same color to start a new stain. Might want to try a cedar or a stain with a medium color to help blend any differences.
Get cleaner made for decks, and use a stiff brush and mop. Or pressure wash lightly. There are lots of stains that can be colored and semi-transparent or solid.
Whatever method you decide to use, don't forget to use some type of water resistant wood seal on your deck every couple of years. It will significantly prolong the life of the deck.
Thomson's WaterSeal is a good one
I have always used Minwax products with excellent results.
Meticulous preparation efforts are important to a sucessfully finish.
In my experience-I find the Sikkens to be the best for wood toned seals and have also had great sucess with Behr transparent and solid stains. I cant emphasize the proper prep and cleaning enough. Behr and Valspar have excellent customer support if any question or problems, and have provided replacement product when a product failure has occurred.
Any good top brand UV deck stain will work. Cabot, Olympic, Behr (not the deck over product), Thompson's, Sikkens. Sherman Williams Super Deck.
First decide if oil based or water based is right for your situation:
Water-Based Stain Advantages:
Oil-Based Stain Advantages:
Less long-term maintenance
Hi Betty, here is a step by step for you to follow, hope it helps you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBXnfLe3lzs
After you pressure wash the wood and remove all the old stain. Try lightly sanding the deck with an orbital sander. Then decide if you want a water based or oil based stain. Once the wood is dry, apply the stain with a long handled roller on a windless day. Once the stain is dry, use a clear polyurethane of the same type as the stain (oil based on oil based, water on water.
Clean off all moss etc. and stains. Lt it dry. Then starting at the furthest point and work back and forth across the boards with the stain preserver until you are done. Do not leave it half done. complete the whole thing otherwise it will show where you stopped!
Thanks for all the great advice and suggestions.
problem solved
After cleaning it, tape off everything else and spray it. You can also use a roller on the floor.
We just stained our new deck. We power washed it, let it dry, then on a weekend when we knew we'd have several days of dry weather in a row, we stained. We used a brush, sprayers tend to overspray and get stain everywhere.
Hi Betty, hope this helps you out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFpe63BBN78
Start at farthest corner and work backwards.
What you need is a stain that will sink in to the Timber deck, and not a colour that will sit on the top! A Preservative might be your answer!
The prep is most important step. Use roller for flat and use brush to get in the cracks. Do the cracks first then roll. Do small area so while the stain is still wet from the brush strokes of the cracks you can smooth out with the roller. Other wise you will have light boards and darker cracks since the stain will not be evenly applied.
Hi Betty: Well, it depends on if it's a new or old deck. Here are some sites that should help:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBXnfLe3lzs
https://www.homedepot.com/c/ah/how-to-stain-a-deck/9ba683603be9fa5395fab90de38c905
If it's a new deck, then check this site:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDefb5TXNYI
This video should help you out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk-zeb5KIaM
Start at far corner and work backwards. Do it all in one go. Maybe use a broom or brush to spreed it!