As wood ages it looses it’s density and drys out. Earlier I mentioned that we guarantee your deck for 3 years of protection. We cannot guarantee 3 years of vibrant color because every deck is different. Some have shade, some have full sun, some are older, some are newer, some have had regular care others have been neglected and variances in the middle of all those. The main reason why we switched to Benjamin Moore was the percentage of solids in their stain. Where most Big Boxes “Lowes and Home Depot” offer brands that have roughly 30 to 40 percent solid in their stain. Benjamin Moore stains have nearly 60% which means more substance is left protecting your deck.
Archive for May, 2009
Why does my deck look dry?
Monday, May 11th, 2009My deck has cracks:
Monday, May 11th, 2009As wood ages it will crack. It is natural and there is nothing that can be done to prevent this from happening. We have had some decks that we have treated for 10 years and began treating them after they were built. They still crack. They look new and in great shape however they are still cracked in some areas. You will want to keep an eye out for boards that may be warped boards and rotting boards in the future. When we perform an estimate we do a thorough evaluation of your deck including looking for areas of concern. If we had any that may be out of the ordinary we would have told you at the time of the estimate. I appreciate your concern, when customers ask this questions it always reminds me of a college professor that told me that he does not offer extra credit because he found that the only students that do the extra credit are the ones that already have high marks. I have found similar correlation with customers who ask questions about cracks. Their decks are usually the best maintained. By having your deck cleaned and stained now will preserve it for years to come. Should you have any questions in the future please call or email me and I will come out and look at your concerns.
Concern the deck did not have time to set after a deck stain:
Monday, May 11th, 2009We guarantee our deck stain for 3 years of protection. What I have experienced in the past if the deck did not have proper time to set up is when it rains the rain drops discolor and leave drop marks on the surface of the stain. This example has happened 2 times in over 10,000 deck treatments. We are very cautious about performing stains when rain is in the forecast however, this spring has been very wet and at times unpredictable. We would be happy to come out and look at your deck and if need be touch up any areas.