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The 2012 Deck Staining Season is Upon Us!

Well it is that time of year again, it is the time of year to get all of your outdoor projects completed. Along with that comes the maintenance on your decks. If left to their own devices, your deck will last you for years to come. BUT, that also comes with a heftier price tag. Deck staining to protect and seal Staining your deck helps to protect your wood from the awful damage caused by the ultra violet rays of the sun. This causes the wood on your deck to turn gray in color. It also causes the wood to dry out, split and splinter. Let’s face it, they do not grow trees like they used to. I witnessed wood that was used in a building that was built during WWII and we are talking 30 foot 2x8s and there was not a knot to be found in any of them. Talk about some beautiful wood. But today we are stuck with what we have and we have to learn how to deal with it properly. Many people ask what sealer they should use after staining their deck. Deck stains are different from your interior or furniture stains, they have [...]

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Deck Staning For The Longevity of Your Deck

Deck staining done the right way is not for the weak at heart. Applying a deck stain or sealant to a wooden deck could be a lengthy procedure and it’s also very labor intensive. Applying a sealant is likely one of the major parts of the maintenance procedure. Read on to see how applying a deck stain can be made simple. The brush is the easiest and best way to ensure the stain gets into all the nooks and crannies of the spindle. If you do use a roller you’ll have to come across the spindles for the seams and corners to make certain the deck stain penetrated them. You can also use a sprayer to frivolously coat the surface of the deck with deck stain or a big full sized roller will do too. The most effective approach to deck staining is to make use of a 2 -3in deck brush. Do all the spindles and railings 1st across the deck. The spindles and railings are the toughest component so you want to do them first while you’re fresh. Wood decks need to have a great deal of maintenance to keep them looking their very best. If you might [...]

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Cabot Stain Review

The one thing that you need to be aware of when choosing a deck stain is that they come in either an oil based or water based formula. Many consumers like the water based deck stain because of the lack of odor that oil based deck stains generate. This should not be your deciding factor when choosing a deck stain as oil based deck stains adhere to the wood better than their water based counterparts. Oil based deck stains also do not peel and flake like water based deck stains do, they last longer and provide a greater protection for your deck. Cabot stain is one of these products. Each type of Cabot stain offers a different level of protection and it is important to know these differences when deciding on which deck stain to use. Transparent: A transparent Cabot stain or clear deck stain stain has no pigmentation to it at all and will allow the wood to show through in it’s natural state. The deck looks beautiful when it is done, but this look fades quickly and will normally need to be redone within a year, unless you want the gray wood look. With transparent deck stains, there [...]

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How to remove an existing deck stain!

You are a property owner that is preparing to stain your deck for the first time since you purchased your home. The problem now lies in the fact that the previous owner has already stained the deck with a color that is just awful in your opinion. The first step in this process is the need to remove all of the existing deck stain. In order to do this, you have 3 choices for striping the existing deck stain. 1. Your first and probably the worst choice is to use the power of your pressure washer to remove the deck stain. This is the worst choice because it damages the wood and will cause you to have to sand endlessly to repair the damage or may even require the replacement of some of the damaged wood. 2. Your second choice for removing the deck stain is to sand and sand and sand some more. You get the picture, this will require quite a bit of time to complete the deck stain removal. Not to mention all the areas that you can not reach with your sander because it does not fit. 3. The third option for deck stain removal is [...]

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Louisville Ky Covered Deck Staining

This covered deck in Louisville KY was coated with several layers of existing stain. The homeowner had always completed this project in the past. However, after applying several layers, he understood that the old stains had to be removed. The most recent deck stain was a 7 year product that failed to protect the wood from UV damage. Although it was only 2 years old, it was time to remove this stain. Veteran Power Wash of Louisville KY was hired to complete this wood restoration project. Preparation for stain involved stripping all existing wood sealers, restoring the wood (brightening), and sanding all surfaces. After testing many products, Veteran Power Wash has found the most effective and biodegradable wood stripper available on the market. All landscaping and grass areas remained unharmed during this wood restoration project. See picture ” Stripped, Brightened, and Sanded” Once the preparation was completed, it was time to stain / seal this Louisville KY deck. This project was completed with two generous coats of Bakers Gray Away Super Cedar Dark. As a penetrating stain, the homeowners love the natural wood grain and added years of moisture and UV protection. For more information on your Louisville KY deck [...]

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Peeling and flaking of finishes on wood.

Peeling along with flaking may have a number of reasons: water, lumber weathering, along with dimensional change involving heavy LW rings on flat grain involving high-density lumber varieties. Flaking frequently comes after cracking; tiny splits in the finish due to raised grain make it possible for water to be able to enter. Flaking is comparable to peeling; tiny bits of finish peel off from the surface area ordinarily down an EW–LW boundary. Flaking typically develops together with cracking parallel to grain which is related to thin films. It may possibly manifest by using thinly applied film-forming coatings with film forming deck stains and oil based deck stains whenever they cannot soak up appropriately. Water is a principal trigger, |however additional variables may also trigger it. Water speeds the actual malfunction by means of various other reasons. One particular trigger is actually weathering of lumber before the coating application. |Safeguard lumber from the weather conditions before assembly plus protect it at the earliest opportunity soon after the installation of it. Leaving smooth-planed wood subjected to the weather conditions for as few as 2 weeks decreases its film forming finish holding attributes. If lumber was exposed for more than 2 weeks, scuff [...]

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Wood Sealers Part 2

Oil-Based Semi-Transparent Deck Stains Oil-based semi-transparent deck stains have pigments that provide more protection to the wood than tinted water repellent finishes. Oil based deck stains usually have a fungicide along with the water repellent. The addition of these pigments helps the deck stain maintain the color and increases the longevity of the deck stain. These pigments also give the deck a less natural look than transparent deck stain because they partially hide wood grain and color. The amount of pigment in semi-transparent stains will vary by manufacturer providing a wide range of UV protection and color. Most people want a color that will enhance the natural look of the deck. Oils or oil-alkyd resins that you find in semi-transparent oil based stains will penetrate into the wood carrying pigment with it. Semi-transparent oil based deck stains are porous and do not form a film on the surface of the deck like deck paints or solid color stains do. Because of this, oil based deck stains will not crack, peel or blister even when exposed to excessive amounts of water. The longevity of any stain varies greatly depending on the preparation, application method, wood species and the amount of pigment [...]

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Wood Sealers – Part 1

Exterior wood stains and sealers come in one of 2 types, they either penetrate wood cell walls or form a films on the surface of the wood. Penetrating wood stains and sealers give the surface a more “natural” look to the wood than film forming stains and sealers do, they allow the character of wood to show through. Allowing wood to gray Leaving wood unprotected to weather and form a natural gray finish may seem like the least expensive and the lowest maintenance as opposed to staining and sealing, but this approach provided for unintended consequences. The surface of the wood erodes, some wood species may decay faster than others, unprotected boards are more prone to splitting and checking, and in most areas of the United States, exterior wood can develop mold and/or mildew growth. To ensure that you avoid decay, the deck boards must be all the heartwood from a decay resistant species of tree such as redwood or western red cedar. These boards must also be of vertical grain to diminish the chance for splitting, raised grain, and cupping. There are only a few very limited areas have a climate to achieving a driftwood-gray appearance as wood weathers [...]