Just wondering what kind of things I should be doing to look after this and how often! Never had one before and I keep seeing that ad on the TV about washing it and painting it and it makes me uneasy! thanks
dottyone1,
Jan 20, 7:20am
Depends on how fussy you are. Also how long you intend to live there
budgel,
Jan 20, 7:39am
I built a new deck out of pine about 3 years ago and it looked great, but since those ads came on tv I noticed the once nice and clean timber was looking grey and shabby. I bit the bullet and bought some Cabots water based decking oil and gave it a couple of coats. It looks like its brand new! If you go down this route beware that the coverage of the first coat is only about half of what it says on the tin.
Whatever you do, dont waterblast a wooden deck as it opens up the surface letting mold and rot spores in .
From a maintenance point of view, the 30 year old pine deck at the other end of the house hasnt had anything done to it and has survived fine, it just doesnt look great. If your deck is pine, you can probably forget about it for the next 20 years and it will survive, it will look shabby but be serviceable. ( I am talking about ex 100x40 decking, not the thin stuff!) In recent years I have been working as a jobbing carpenter rather than the full time builder I once was, and have had several jobs replacing parts of Kwila decks, and none of pine!
Conclusion: the decking oils make your deck look great!
maclad,
Mar 26, 11:44pm
It is always a good idea to thin your first coat down quite a bit which allows for better absorption. Once dry use paint/stain as normal and the timber won't drink it up anywhere near as much. You may need to use an extra coat and the first coat will be slow to apply but once dry the following coats will go on much faster and easier.
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