How to Paint a Deck with Behr DeckOver | HONEST REVIEW 

I'm a painting contractor 38 years now I've used this product too many times to count never had any problems, I power wash with bleach beforehand. Remember this product is not an end-all it is for a deck that is cracked and weathered and for people who don't want to spend or can't afford to buy new decking material. P.S never use a roller always brush by hand morning is the best time for application.

I used this on a wraparound deck and it changed the entire home. I even went very light grey, almost white and was impressed with the outcome. I know there have been complaints about peeling, etc. My contractor did the prep work and I have had no problems going on three years in. If you just slap it on over a dirty, unprepared deck it probably won't last. But when you power wash, sand where needed and pay attention to the actual directions it works great. No regrets.

We painted the deck last year with just one coat using a brush, and waited to see how this product held up. After a year, there were a few spots that peeled up, but nothing serious. Pretty satisfied, and will apply a second coat this year, and see what happens next year.

Everyone read the directions where it says 2 coats required? I talked to the Behr rep and the thickness of the coating adds to the longevity. so.. follow the instructions.

I see a lot of people complaining about this product peeling and not lasting. If you read the product information, these resurfacers require the deck surface to be stripped, sanded, and filled to a bare and flat surface to adhere properly. Not removing old stain or paint and going over it is a recipe for disaster. Preparation is the most important factor with this product.

We used deck over on our deck roughly 5 years ago. It was terrible to work with, but looked beautiful for 1 summer. Then it was a matter if just watching it peel a bit more every year. Last year we removed a section of deck because the wood was rotting. This year we completely removed what was remaining. There were several areas where the wood was rotting. Upon looking at the under side, we could see that the wood was just completely wet underneath. So much that there was mold on some boards. I can understand a product not holding up, but never expected it to rot the deck.

We actually had to replace our old deck from the previous house owner.we rebuilt it ourselves with hard labor in redwood costing us an arm and a leg.well you know how you like to walk on a deck barefoot if you've ever had a sliver on the bottom of your foot and thought that hurt wait till you get one from redwood that's a real experience. So we decided to try the Behr deck cover in a reddish color and it covered nicely smoothing over the slivers that allowed us to walk over it barefoot many times.the deck is 3yrs old and standing up ok probably because the redwood was fresh cut an raw.there however is some fading and small cracks showing up so it's about time to get after it again before I get a sliver ..LOL

So far no reviews from anyone 1-2 years after. Here's my take: While Deckover did look great after application, 1-2 years later it began to peel, especially on the old worn wood that Behr and similar products claim will work great. I expected this peeling and understood I'd have to reapply at this time. What I'm finding is after I peel off the paint I'm finding the old wood in much worse condition: wet, rotting. The product seems to act like rubber undercoating on a rusted auto frame. I'm believing that eventually the Deckover and like products eventually deteriorates, creating microscopic defects that allow moisture under thus causing an unseen deterioration of the wood. I installed new wood on the steps 2 years ago and the Deckover is still holding up. Seems to work great on new wood but just doesn't work well after 1-2 years on old wood that shows signs of neglect.

I used it at my last house. It doest last very long and it destroys and eats right through the deck. Its a true deck over!!! Get it?!!! Deckover?!!! Lol yeah my husband fell right through the deck to the ground. Crazy

Step 1 - Rent a belt sander Step 2 - Install 60 grit sandpaper Step 3 - Remove all old stain Step 4- Paint with plain old stain

I'm looking forward to see the deck over time. I have the same issue you have in Massachusetts. Thank you

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Would be helpful to show the prepping

Use Bakers Gray Away Wood Seal its preservative and stain you do it every 3 years

I don't know if you'll see this comment, but just a thought ... I wonder if you could use a Behr paint stain (same color), to brush between the boards. Probably cheaper, goes a longer way because it's not as think, and it would probably have a better run down between the boards. Then roll the rest of the deck like you did with the Overdeck! I think it would All blend together. You might have to let the paint stain dry before rolling. Might work?

Great video on painting decks. Thank you.

There is a problem with this paint/coating, it peels. The worse the wood's condition , the easier it peels. I have used it twice on different decks, both had been stained & sealed but never painted and yes I prepared the surface

Love the results! Please let me know what color you used?! Thanks!

Is there an update video of how well it's holding up?

Used this on my deck and absolutely regret using it. With in a year is was peeling. Within two years it was coming off in small sheets. The only place that looked good was areas that didn't see extreme weather. I had to completely strip everything off all wood that it touched and went with a semi transparent oil based sealer stain. Time will tell if that is better. Buyer beware on this product.

How many gallons did it take for the 16×20 deck ?

What's the name of the color please? It's so beautiful

What color is this

We are doing it first stripping it, then the cleaner, fill in knots and sand reclean dry 48 hours then apply

My rolling is taking a little longer because Im doing a older deck and some boards are uneven

You still talk to your brother @ Freakin' Reviews? LOL, thanks for the upload this came out great. I know this DeckOver has ton of negative reviews after a couple seasons so hopefully yours stays looking good. Most of the negative reviews were user error and maybe give us a quick update after the season is over to see how its holding up, thanks again.

It's beautiful! What color is it?

Question: Did the roller give texture to it, or did it roll on smooth? It looks smooth on video. I just want to make sure. Thank you for your videos. 😊

I have the same problem in NC. I do everything by the book and 1 yr later it looked like tha.

Thanks for this video! I’d never heard of this product. Ideally I’d love a natural oil stained look, but our deck way way old, gray, has layers of paint and stain, it’s probably never going to look as good as I want. This could be a better solution.

Color name please!

Looks super awesome. What colour have you used ? There are so many but i liked what u have used.

did you say how many gallons you used and did it need more than one coat?

Did you use a cleaner before applying the Behr Deckover?

came to find out what kind of brush and roller was used.

Do you have the color name or code you used for this?

I just bought this to day on a whim to paint patio wood patio furniture. I chose the color slate.

What color is that ?

what color was deckover

Looks good. Going to try it this week but it’s in the high $40s now.

Great video. What color did you use?

Which color did you use? We like it and want to buy the same color.

Any update on ths new years later? Also did you prep the wood?

They tried to sell me deck over but I had a painted porch that wasnt sanding down. Since the wood was pretty worn from the elements, I choose Valspar for weathered wood. Not sure what to do with our addition other than use Johnson water seal for now. We did paint the flooring grey and letting the railing naturally turn grey.

Is this like a stain or paint?

If your deck is NOT exposed to sunlight and/or moisture of any kind OR you plan on replacing it after a year, Behr DeckOver is awesome! My deck's surface was stripped and sanded before using DeckOver. After DeckOver, it was beautiful... for about a year and then it began to deteriorate. By the second year, it looked worse than before we painted it. I wish I had joined the class-action lawsuit a few years back. Home Depot agreed to give me store credit for the product's cost but not for the cost of labor for putting it on, taking it off, or painting it again.

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What color did you use? I really like that color as I will be doing mine this weekend

Great video! Great job!

What type of prep did you do ?

Looks amazing

My friend and I both used this on our decks. It was horrible after a year or two. Boards started rotting underneath the coating. Terrible!!

So it's a year later, is it still decent? Where's the follow-up video? I saw a bunch of other stuff where this stuff was peeling up like rubber off of the floor

thank you

How’s it holding up so far? I know it’s only been a few months, but I’m looking to do my covered patio. Just wondering if you’re seeing any troubled spots?

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Hi there, is there a color code? I would like to buy the same. Thanks

Any update 2 years after application?

What color was that?

What color did you use?

Does anyone know what colour this is?

I used it over an old deck. It splits and peels. I’ve spent the last week scraping and sanding. You might be ok, since you’ve covered it. I’ll never use it again.

did you sand it first?

Hey gizmo . I’m researching re doing my deck . I see it’s almost a year since this video , how did it hold up ?

What color did you use

Is it waterproof?

All stains, paints, oil or latex are just petroleum based plastic. All you're doing is putting a thicker layer of plastic over your deck.

What roller did you use

How many gallons did you have to use? And does it come in other colors? ...we just scraped paint off our deck and liking this!

Is it slippery?

Great video, did you clean the deck before you applied the new product?

You mentioned this was a 16x20 deck .. how many gallons did this take and did you do 2 coats ?

Good luck with that! The only thing that might save you in that you have covered your deck. Likely, you will end up with the same peeling, horrible results in a year that the rest of us experienced with Deck Over. We were so thrilled with our beautiful deck (14x33) 3 years ago. Then, after research, we chose this product. What a nightmare it's been after a year. Yes, we are in the Carolinas, too, and blamed the sun until we saw all of the negative reviews from all climates. and lawsuit against Behr. It should be taken off the shelves.

Yikes! You have great videos but I think this product is linked to a class-action lawsuit due to severe peeling. And it completely ruined my parent's deck. I would maybe update the video with a warning before others use this stuff!

MR GIZMO what color did you use? I see you live in God's Country! Lucky guy! NC rules! I've pressure sprayed. Giving the boards two days of Florida heat to fully dry.

Any update on your deck?

Even after prework.... ours peeled off after 3 years. The sections that didn't peel were absolutely horrible to remove.

Imma mix mines with a lil black paint I want mines burnt black

2yrs later. How’s it holding up?

Great job. Question: after rolling, do you have to brush it like many recommend?

My 9 yr old deck looks like a 35 yr old deck because of a similar product. Why- the deck over traps moisture. Im the 2nd owner and i even questioned if they used treated wood because it rotted so fast. Yup its treated wood.. and nope ill never touch this crap again. Hope you have a better time with yours.

In the past Home Depot sued Behr because of their DeckOver paint.

Never even heard of the product. But what a great idea. Not cheap per gallon. But I’m sure the Behr product is probably the best you can buy. Good luck Tim Winnipeg Manitoba Canada 🇨🇦

How is it after 1 year ?

Behr deckover ruins your deck. Wherever stain doesn’t stick deckover won’t either. It bubbles and traps moisture below. Ruined my deck floor and I replaced all the wood ultimately

No junk just holds moisture in and rots the wood then paint starts peeling

I will say just this, I see you bending over with roller, next time screw in broom handle on end of roller. Saves back and speeds it up. For walls and ceilings too. I used to do it this way until I learned, then I said oh duh.

I’m going to have to sand all the old garbage paint off my deck before I can put this stuff on

gonna last u a lot longer now that your deck is mostly covered n even a carpet on top. hardly comparing

I try this paint it was so horrible to thick I would not recommend it couldn’t even finish my little deck took me all day

Behr is awful, every product they make. The stain only lasted a year because it is behr stain not because it's stain. Their stain also stays tacky for an insane amount of time.

just starting to watch n this looks like a disaster in the making. Deck over is for wood that needs replacing but owner can't afford to replacement of the entire deck so you get Deckover to "make it look" much much nicer cause it looks more uniform then it has in the last 10 yrs. should have gone for penetrating stain n keep up with maintenance

Never....NEVER use Beher deck over. Mine lasted 8 months. There has been a class action lawsuit against them. Terrible product

This absolutely dose not work and Behr will not stand behind this product , I just took to the dump 4 5 gallon unopened pails . Didn’t even last 6 months

As a deck company, never use this product or paint. You will speed up the rotting on the wood. Wood needs to breathe to air out and dry when it gets wet.

Don’t do it!

Yes it does peel horrible product

Complete junk.

It's crap! You'll be sorry.

FORGET ABOUT IT.....GO SYNTHETIC....WOOD IS A BAD INVESTMENT