Always allow the deck’s surface to dry for at least 24 hours after a rainfall, and check the surface to make sure that it is ready to absorb the sealant before sealing the deck. DO cover plants ...

Q: Cleaning and sealing my deck is a tremendous amount of work, and I’m discovering I need to do it every three years. Each spring I see the expensive sealer I’ve used start to peel and flake.

The wood deck on your new home is going to look superb, isn’t it? But for how long? You just remembered that most of the wood deck sealants you have used in the past failed miserably. To further ...

Deck sealing tips. Published: Sep. 11, 2007, 11:32 p.m. By . Zolton Cohen | The Grand Rapids Press; Q. Our deck has been cleaned and sprayed with a sealer several times.

Q. My question has to do with porch floor finish. I have a screened-in porch with a cedar floor. I have been putting Thompson's Water Seal on it each spring after power washing it. It makes it ...

Q. My question has to do with porch floor finish. I have a screened in porch with a cedar floor. I have been putting Thompson's Water Seal on it each spring after power washing it. It makes it ...

Ask the Builder: Deck sealer dilemma . April 30, 2024 at 7:00 am . By . Tim Carter. Tribune Content Agency.