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Protect decking
I've bought a house which previous owner put up decking and it's seen better days. I got a pressure washer to take off as much of the old stain and moss and algae of. Which looks much better
Now I need to treat it and wondered if linseed oil is the best way forward
Last year in winter it was damn dangerous very slippy and pretty horrible. Can anyone advise please
Now I need to treat it and wondered if linseed oil is the best way forward
Last year in winter it was damn dangerous very slippy and pretty horrible. Can anyone advise please
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Do not use varnish.
First thing, using a very stiff brush, sweep the deck, get as much out of grooves and cracks.
If lots of moss and algae after sweep, scrub down with a 40/60 mix of bleach and water, if not to bad 30/70 mix, let it dry.
Next, pressure wash in conjunction with a good deck cleaner, get in there again with the stiff brush if required, let dry.
If deck gets a lot of sunshine use a lighter stain, otherwise use darker but this is a matter of choice in the end but the darker the stain the hotter the deck.
Make sure its a dry but not hot day and use a good quality, oil based, stain, I prefer to use oil base as the stain sinks deeper, others recommend water base.
There are good reasons that should a deck get swamped in sunshine, a water based stain maybe better, I still use oil based if I can.
First stain any railings, allow to dry.
Next, apply first stain coat on the deck, using brush, pad or roller, work towards patio doors. Keep your coat even, don't allow pad, brush, roller to rest but don't spread stain to thin, you don't want it to dry to quick, ( so a dry overcast day is the ideal ) allow to dry.
Wait a couple days, same conditions and method used as the first, rails, deck, allow to dry.
Wait three-four days, or same weather conditions, apply a really good quality deck.
sealer.
There are combination deck stain/sealers, they are ok but separates are better, as is the finish.
If you use a linseed based stain or sealer any rags or paint utensils used don't just throw in a bin, allow these things to dry thoroughly before disposing of.
Sit back, glass of whisky and enjoy your efforts.
You will get that every year so a good clean with a pressure washer every spring is what you will need.
dear god.... life is too short to even read your entire post let alone actually follow the advice.
clean deck with pressure washer.... trip to home base buy huge bucket of water based wood / fence preservative and a shaggy roller on a stick.... return home, open big tub, stir, dip the roller, roll onto deck repeat every couple of years or so. You will get at least 17 years of life from the deck.... because that's how old mine is.
You fcukwit.
You're a pretty big boy behind your keyboard you'd not be so mouthy in person you ****.
But you address me as God and got my reply deleted, well done.
Edit, and unlike you I won't be asking for a delete, or complaining.
Your advise is the same as mine, mine in greater detail.
You like to spout my advise is wrong but don't say why, par for the course I guess, mate.
except tahts exactly what you are doing... complaining
I'll say nothing behind someones back that I wouldn't say to their face and in public.. my PM to you stands and is entirely accurate.
what a sad little man you are.
And you still haven't answered where you think the advise I gave is wrong ---and you won't and you can't because the advise we gave is very similar, mine was more detailed that is all.
You wanted to did, you dug and you are still going but I won't ask for your posts to be deleted.
As for the other shorter version, i find that less helpful/confusing because it includes advice to use a wood/fence preservative when all the advice I've ever received is to use specialised decking preservative. Rain falls directly on decking whereas fences escape the same pressure of rain so the decking preservative is of a better quality, so I've been told?
I now brush my decking vigorously each spring, power wash it a couple of times, let it dry well, then use decking oil to keep the natural wood colour. It still doesn't look as good as it did the first year (very patchy) and I'm thinking of changing from soft to hard wood decking next year which I believe looks better for longer, albeit at a much higher initial cost. The framework for the decking should still be fine so it's just the planks that need changing. The hard wood decking at the hospital where I work still looks very good after 5 years.
light sanding and decking oil
I must & will get my decking cleaned & stained...I just need to find someone who can do it for me
But as in most things, it's all in the prep' that effects the final finish.
Dear dear me.