Did I ruin this deck?
HimynameisJoe
12 years ago
First of all does anyone have any idea what kind of wood this is? I'm guessing it's pine.
Second of all I recently went to clean my parents deck before I stained it. The deck is 11 years old and hasn't been maintained very well, it's never been cleaned. The sealer I got for the deck said I could use a pressure washer to clean it. Well here is what part of the deck looks like now from using the pressure washer.
At first I thought the discoloration was from washing away the dirt/mold/mildew/what have you on the deck then after a few seconds I realized I might actually be stripping away layers of the wood itself. So I checked online (kicking myself for not doing this before hand) and I find out it is very easy to ruin a wooden deck with a pressure washer if you're not careful. I also found out it's better to just use a deck cleaning solution and a water hose to clean a deck.
So did I just ruin my parents deck?
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riles_j
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12 years agoHimynameisJoe
12 years ago
Faron79
12 years agoHimynameisJoe
12 years agoWell I sanded, cleaned and sealed the deck.
I still have to go back and seal the cracks on some of the boards. Parts of it doesn't look the same color as the rest of the deck, not sure if I need another coat on those parts or what went wrong there. Overall though I'm pretty happy, it might not be the greatest deck job in the world but considering the age and condition of the deck and it was my first time doing any of this I think it looks pretty good.
Faron79
12 years ago
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