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We have a large-ish two level deck that needs cleaning, sanding, sealing. Anyone have any suggestions on the best methods/products to use?
Also a section of one of the floor boards has rotted through. I have no idea how to fix that and I have to little ones that could end up with a leg dangling through.
I am truly sorry mom but thats the one that brought some shame to Thompsons. Please, please do not use it, you would regret it I swear. Advanced and Waterproofer plus wood protector and both far superior, the latter can come in tinted shade for about $68 for a 5 gallon drum. Deck Protection Guide - ThompsonsWaterSeal.com
Well now that sounds just about right. So I was reading that with Thompsons Waterseal Advanced wood protectors you can apply it to damp wood 2-4 hours after cleaning. Have you tried this? Putting a sealer on wet wood just seems to go against logic.
Advanced is about Thompson's best and most expensive, about $20 per gal and yes its great. I'm still using their previous flag ship product water proffer plus wood protector because i got a great deal and bulk, $68 for 6 gallons. I will swicth to Advanced when this supply runs out. You can spray it on with a graden sprayer, its water based so clean up is easy and thats why you can apply it to wet wood, its 95% water.
Well I'm thinking about doing a lot anyway. Getting down to the actual doing is a bit more difficult. I did get the little screened in porch washed and was a little disappointed to see that the deck wash bleached out the brown of the wood quite a bit. But it's clean and hopefully soon I'll get to sealing it. Then I just the decking around the porch, the stairs going up and the top deck and railing. Oh yeah, and then there's getting the house painted, the insulation blown in, the interior painted, the landscaping...I'll stop now because my head is starting to hurt.
But thanks again for all your help. I would have used a bad sealer again and found myself right back here in another year.
On a happy note, I did dig out all the grout that should have been caulked in the kids' bathroom because as you predicted it start to crack. So that is caulked and that bathroom is finished. One project down!
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