HOW TO SAVE THE LIFE OF YOUR DECK 

I guess I'm kind of randomly asking but does anyone know a good site to stream newly released series online?

If you had listened to the whole video, he told us at the end, "My dad replaced the top rails."

​@@MikeYearySooo the comparison picture was actually the NEW wood and nothing to do with all the washing and the majority of the video. Got it. And I did watch the whole video.

@@JS-cp5pl Yes, at 4:00 (I put the time so you could go back and rewatch it, because you if you did watch the whole video, you missed that part) he says, "I replaced the deck rail caps, well actually my father replaced the deck rail caps." The rest of it was from the power washing, but I'm the thumbnail it's old wood on the left and new wood on the right. The thumbnail was deceptive, but in the final shot of the video, you can see that the rest of the deck looks pretty good too.

There's probably other ways and methods. For example add a sealer so you don't worry yearly for your investment. But this vid helped me be confident and accurately do it.

Clickbait? He never showed a closeup afterwards. The thumbnail shows a completely smooth and sanded after pic that is impossible to accomplish just by pressure washing and cleaning.

​@@thomasrobinette3227yep. The after pic in the thumbnail is a pic of the rail caps his dad replaced! Lmao. Classic example of clickbait.

Hey, I’m about to start this project on my deck, and you comment got me curious… would you mind sharing why is better to apply product in top of the dirty/moldy wood first, and then power wash it?

@@EdwinBeltran yes. Basically, since you have to rinse the product off, you save a step by spraying it on first this allows the product to loosen up the mold, mildew and other nasties. Then, you follow with the power washer and blast it all off just be very careful to use a very conservative (wide) tip. Only use as much pressure to get off the gunk, or you can damage the wood. The directions say to wet down the deck first before applying the Chemical. Good luck. After you do all this, you want to seal it up with something. Check with your local Paint professionals to recommend a good sealer.

@@thomaspower221 Wrong. This is like trying to disinfect with bleach before cleaning with soap and water. You must remove thicker debris first so the the deck wash can penetrate and do its job properly in the wood. You cant just spray bleach on a sticky caked on table and think its killed everythign beneath it. You muist remove the gunk with soap and then allow the bleach to do its magic by disinfecting.

Ahh the ol' clickbait thumbnail

I believe he said he had some wood and replaced those?

I'd buy a keg if I could get someone to do it.

the following year i re powerwashed it and then sprayed it with a sealer and deck is still looking good. as for warped wood, one of the new rails i installed warped really bad so i had to replace it the others were fine.

Major Hardware, why did you wait another year to stain your deck??!!! And why did you not show the result after staining? What happened? Was the deck so old and rickety that it didn’t make any difference what you did?

Great idea

I did end up going back doing another light cleaning then sand then sprayed it with sealer

We generally do not fence unless you have small children or pets. No one will come onto your property

What is non loom oil? Typo, if so for what?And why did you put stain in quotation marks?

@@JS-cp5pl Basically "stain" is really not a stain if you use clear translucient sealer/waterproofing system. The Only family of treatment that Knkw of is Thompsons sealer/waterproofer. It is silicone base and like other non transparent, non solid systems , Thompsons does not flake , peal, or otherwise require an aggressive treatment for the next treatment the next cycle....

Why are you stuck with a pressure washer procedure for life? Can you explain?

@@groverw7507 just the opposite, read CAREFULLY

the following year i re powerwashed it and then sprayed it with a sealer and deck is still looking good.

Dronessssssse

I literally only clicked the video to see if anyone commented about this!

the after is the hand rail that was replaced twat

@@timkelly6660 ok I'll admit that I didnt watch the video out of protest because I thought the picture was clickbait.. So the after is the replaced rail caps. The video is about cleaning a deck..why use a fucking clickbait thumbnail of a replaced piece of wood.

I am a qualified House painter & decorator of over 40 years. My thoughts also.

It says at the end that he replace the deck rail cap so no it is misleading

Yes, that’s obviously not the same wood. It would have had to be sanded.

I thought the same thing after I watched it. Also, just left it bare wood, which I found weird.

Lol

I thumbed it down for that specific reason

@@singletrackslim6667 Brand of a great stain? Thanks.

​@@SpaceCadet4Jesus Composite deck is worst thing possible on sunny day. You'll be walking on lava.

@@-KingDadBod- Unfortunately, walking on lava is what I'm doing on a natural painted wood deck. I have a long composite ramp that sits in the sun without the scorching of my deck. Not going composite when replacing deck flooring was a mistake. Never make that mistake again.

Don't do it.

How did you do it

@@msulli8512 cedar is soft. About 580 at it's highest on wood harness scale ...the straight grain in most Cedar can have soft wood fillers after and refined into wood capable for decks. About 50% of the lot you purchase has a verticle "fin" or better known as part of the fast growing cedar called "rings". The virticle fins or rings are much harder then the fillers or softer cedar wood that is sandwiched between these rings , or virticle fins . When a brand new deck is installed, thoe sometimes slightly rough cut is still, for the most part "smooth" to the sliding of your finger across the grain . When hard rain and hail hit cedar decks it can "dig" out some of the softer grain of cedar leaving the rings or harder parts with being damaged. What you can have the next year or so from hard weather is a slightly more rough finish then the new deck finish when first purchased. When you go to clean cedar , if you use pressure washer , you dig out even more of the soft parts of cedar and fillers leaving the rings or virticle fins at their same heights and you get a "dug out" effect where the softer parts of the wood is now gone .So, when you stain or paint it , and the next season you try to lean it with a brush you have a hard time getting the stain or paint out of the crevasses formed by hard weather or worse pressure washing . Also , if you use a hard bristle broom or brush to scrub cedar , this too will dig out the softer parts of cedar leaving these fins or rings (verticle) higher then the dug out softer parts that are now lower then what the new deck started out with . Now feel your deck? By this time you probably now have about an 1/8" or more of the soft parts of the cedar no longer there ...no longer the same height as the cedar rings or verticle fins of the wood. What I did , after several years of mistakes, on my last cedar deck I'll ever own is after the first year , sand out the deck using an electric block sander , using a 50 grit (it leaves just enough cource in the grain(making a translucent clear treatment to really soak into the grain . Using too fine a grain causes a stain to not soak in as fast or well. Try pouring water on dry fine sand , then do the same on course sand ....the water wicks off fine sand , but not the cource. Same with the fine dust verses cource dust from sanding ....stains will soak in better with cource because it's more porous. Now , never use loom oils , it is a mess and peels, and really hard to get off , causing you to have to sand it off every year . I use thompsons sealer and water proofer. Look for the green label .....thompsons is a silicone base and does not peel, you simply add more the next dry season . Most people I know already re do their decks anyway each year so , although thompsons is only good for about 6 months, I found it much easier to use and clean up after a treatment . With this current deck , now going on my 4th year , I only now use Behrs 3 in one deck cleaner and a very soft bristle broom ...it takes several passes , and some where the grain is very smooth less scrubbing to get it to the point where it looks clean to ready it for a clear seal and water proofer for that season I hope this has helped