Cabot is made in Newburyport, MA or was. Realistic? It all comes down to expectations. Are you expecting it to look like the day you put it on, 4 years down the road? Never happen. Make sure you are using Semi-trans DECKING stain.

I cant belive you dug all that way back,,,2005 ??? Anyway,twp 116 requires cleaning and good weather for the overcoat, I have never had to strip a twp project of mine. I do have a past Wallet that put silkens over the twp I put on,,,now that project will require a lot of stripping. The thing with a project using pt for decking...... no I wont say that..hmmmmm not that either..... Preasure Treated yellow pine is pron to warping twisting shrinking splintering things like that when laying flat to the sun no matter how its fastened or what finish is placed on it. A person can use a bad finish and make matters worst like thompsons,silkins,cwf,aquatroll but really no finish is going to change the nature of yellow pine. J

Presure Treated yellow pine is a bad choice for decking. Using a power washer is a bad idea all together on any kind of decking x100 with pt or cedar, unless you have been trained by the Ken. www.restore-a-deck, Ken's store, has some stuff that will take your project back to nutural. Seeing ashow you have made so many mistakes with this decking and your not real crazy about doing anything else you have to ask your self>>> Do I feel luckyYou got moss,you got grain flip from the major power wash,you got several coats of really bad finish,you have old pt decking,you got splits and cracks that are normal with pt material. Choice # 1... do it right with the rad system,dry,sand where needed, put on several coats quality out door finish being sure not even to look at anything with tompsoms on the lable. Choice # 2..buy what you got and paint the whole thing after a bleach wash and commet to painting every few years,you being so busy and all this might be your best bet. John

Cypresss is my favorite wood for exterior projects. If you can find some old growth lumber there is nothing like it for decay resistance yet moderately strong, hard, and pliable. You must use sharp cutting tools to prevent raised grain. Holds paint, takes nails, and glues together well. I would build a deck from Cypress before I would ever build another hardwood deck. ACQ PTP is just nasty. The green does not come out and you think staining your deck came out with issues? Try sealing the ACQ stuff. You can accelerate the aging by cleaning and pH balancing with acid but its still a crap shoot as to whether it holds.