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Please pass this article to anyone you know who is about to stain or paint a wooden deck. You may be ready to stain your own deck. It may be your neighbor. It may be a contractor you are hiring to stain your deck. Why should you care what your neighbor uses on his deck, you might ask? Here' s why:

This is part of our “Common Problems/ Better Solutions Series available through the TimberCoatings Network.

Consider This:

1. The average deck stain available at Home Depot, Lowes, and other national companies,  or the ones highly advertised last about 1-2 years on most decks. Then you or your neighbor get out the deck stripping and cleaning chemicals that will be rinsed into the ground in your neighborhood. Then they might use a GASOLINE powered pressure washer to rinse, destroying the peace and quiet of the only Saturday you have had off in weeks. Finish off the day with the noise of a SANDER, then multiply that by all the decks in your neighborhood, and you have a bunch of pollution and noise on a regular basis. These problems that can be eliminated through using proven solutions featured on the PaintSource Network.

2. We know what works, and we know what doesn’t from over 20 years experience in Wood Care. We have used and tested countless wood coatings, and only a few products out there really last.

3. The common advice you constantly hear is to let your new wood weather and “dry for about 3-6 months. Do you know how much Sun and UV damage you get in just 2 months? You need to get your wood DRY BEFORE you build your deck. Why would you build your deck with wet wood, knowing it will Warp and Twist,and Split, as it rapidly and uncontrollably dries out once you unbundle it? Simply order your wood a couple of months before you plan to build your deck. Have it unbundled and restacked, allowing air movement between the boards. Use thin wood strips or rack wood, and cover from the sun, best indoors if space allows. Wood can be slowly dried (sometimes with dehumidifier) and even sanded and coated, ALL 6 SIDES, before installation, or we can even tell you how to precoat on site. This is the only way you can really get a good looking, low maintenance, low cost Deck Care Solution. You can even sometimes locate companies that will dry and prepare your deck wood for you.

Even with already installed wet wood, we have found OneTIME can be applied on wood dried about 30 days, sometimes sooner. Many Stains and wood coatings fail due to original application on wood that is either too wet, or wood that is too polished from the milling process.

The PaintSource Network features proven, and warranted deck care solutions that last, kept clean with mild detergent, and a periodic maintenance coat. 

Get your wood dry, sand it, coat it (including end-grains), install it, and maintain as directed and Nature will love you for it. So will the family. Less work on your deck means more time for other things.

Help us stamp out the injustice of inferior deck stains and water-proofers, by making good choices before you build or stain a deck.  Please check back for future shows on this and other great topics.

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