I like the color scheme of your house. The wood color trim and the earthy green paint go well with the site. The black alum frame windows match the deck railing. I would try and stain the Ipe and cedar railing a color similar to the trim on the house. The PT posts could be painted the same green color as the siding. I think it would tie the deck project nicely with the house.

Your doing your homework Gordon my man, thats a very good thing. Outdoor Finish 101 Every one wants the wood to stay exactley the way it came from the lumber yard exposed to the weather X1000000 with the S American lumber. The wood will not stay the way it came from the lumber yard exposed to the weather with out finish. Re read 1 and 2 re read 1 and 2 again 5.Every one wants an outdoor finish that will keep the lumber exposed to the weather exactley the way it was from the lumber yard with out doing Any Work. Class over thats about all you youngens can take in during one sit down. Now for those of you that I single out meet me over at Danny's around 7. You were the ones that dont keep asking me stupid questions after I have already given the anwser over and over again. Pull up a chair Gordon you know the Guys I think but this is Rosa Malendis we call her Rosa Malendis she is a high test student so dont ask her stupid questions either She drinks Tecate too so buy her one as a sign of good will. Rosa,I can call her that but the rest of you address her as Rosa Malendis, What is the best outdoor finish you have ever used in your new Deck Business " TWP " Why do you like it so much " Because it works " Do you ever have to strip it off and start again " No " What about mixing colors with the stuff " I do it,mostley because some Folks want a more brown color up against the red 116 comes up with the cedar tone natural mixed with dark oak makes a great brown I go with a 3 ctn to 2 do works for me and the Girls on my Crew " Guys are you geting this? Gordon buy us another round when your finished taking notes, Rosa want a shot with that Gordon bring a shot as well. Rosa thanks for coming over tonight just a couple more Girl you know how it is with some people but this crowd is showing respect. What do you think about people who dont want to do any work on their outdoor project " They should belive the hype and build a manmade deck Soooo funny Jon Mon!!! I know the type they dont even wash/wax the car man their rides look like hammeredshit!!! they got no class man they dont enjoy working and seeing how good it looks after its done.... " I know Babe I know so how much work is involved with say twp on garapa " " on clean wood I dont do any prep and dont pre finish or any of that silly stuff a couple coats on right away and if they want to pay for it a couple more done right bango bango I dont here nothing more for 3 years or so then I just go back clean the thing up put more on looks almost as good as I do in this little skirt!! the moneys good the decks good and the Wallet is good. " Gordon get another round over here Rosa geting frisky!! Thats about it for tonight guys, go out there and Get Em!! Remember if its not broke dont fix it just as soon as another finish works as well as twp lets jump on it like a duck on a june bug!!!! Gordon walk Rosa out and stay on the curb till the Harley is warmed up cant be too cearfull in this end of town.

This is directly from MFG Sealants (The maker of TWP) ******************** This is not the right material for your type of wood. No wonder it does not last very long, it is sitting on the surface. This is the first time I read or realized (I can be slow that way) that this was something other than a "traditional" decking material. Certainly, Ipe and Cumaru are becoming more of a commonly used product. I would use TWP 100 series for those types of wood. Those species are extremely dense and hard (don't need to tell you, you have a deck of the stuff), TWP 500 series base oil will not penetrate very well on extremely dense woods. It is more for Pine, Ash, Cedar, Redwood, all species that are relatively soft compared to what you are using. 100 series works very well on Teak, Ipe, Cumaru, and a few other exotic species that I am aware TWP has been applied on. So, what to do. First, the 500 series should be removed. I would make up a solution of 3 gal water, 1 gal Bleach, 1 cup liquid laundry soap, and 1/4 cup TSP (tri sodium phosphate). Apply with a bug sprayer, let sit 15-30 minutes, scrub with a pine bristle broom or scrub brush on a stick (no hands and knees, that is no fun) and rinse clean. You may have to do this more than once, I give you this recipe versus telling you to go to the store or sending you a cleaner myself. Here is why, Cumaru and other similar woods, have very high tannins. So what you say, well, if you use a cleaner with NaOH (sodium hydroxide) it will turn the surface of the wood very dark. *******************

I am posting this a year after your original post and I have had the exact same thing happen - TWP Cedartone 101 came out very orange on PT wood. What did you do about yours? Did it weather to a more natural color and, if so, how long did it take? Thanks!