Treated lumber

[H8tank 0]

Do you really need to do anything to treated lumber? Just built a deck with the treated stuff, have seen that stuff stand up for 20+ years without anything painted in it.

[Brewer 0]

I would let it dry for a month or so, and then apply a stain. Presure treated may last 20 years without anything done to it, but it will check, crack, warp and look like arse if you don't.

[Yukon Cornelius 3]

let it dry then hit it with something

[Hugh 0ne 30]

I would let it dry for a month or so, and then apply a stain. Presure treated may last 20 years without anything done to it, but it will check, crack, warp and look like arse if you don't.

Yep, and splinter like a beyatch, and if that happens, you'll have to sand the fokker and start over again, which is a royal pain in the arse, and real good for the lungs as well.

[Perchoutofwater 15]

Use redwood. It will hold up better and look better. Regardless of what type of wood you are going to use, you need to put a sealer on it. Never paint a deck, that is a maintenance nightmare.

[H8tank 0]

Sealer... can I spray it on?

[Yukon Cornelius 3]

Sealer... can I spray it on?

yup

[dmarc117 0]

spraying works better if the decks is already down....gets places roller or brush cant reach. plus i read somewhere to use a tinted sealer instead of a clear one.

[H8tank 0]

Tinted? For what?

 

This deak is down, and is in shade all day.

[H8tank 0]

it is better to let the wood weather for about a year before applying a new finish.

 

http://www.wikihow.com/Seal-and-Stain-Pres...ed-Wood-Decking

[Perchoutofwater 15]

http://www.wikihow.com/Seal-and-Stain-Pres...ed-Wood-Decking

 

What do you need us for smart ass? I still say go with redwood, It will last as long if not longer and looks much better.

[H8tank 0]

I still say go with redwood, It will last as long if not longer and looks much better.

 

I already built the damn thing sherlock holmes.

[aqualung 0]

http://www.wikihow.com/Seal-and-Stain-Pres...ed-Wood-Decking

 

It wasn't a year but it was a good 9-10 months before I stained mine. Its lasted 12 years now without replaced any planks. I reseal every two years.

[Perchoutofwater 15]

I already built the damn thing sherlock holmes.

 

You should have stared asking questions before you built it Mr. Watson.

[H8tank 0]

You should have stared asking questions before you built it Mr. Watson.

 

#1... Redwood sounds expensive, and I don't know where I'd get that around here.

 

#2... This is an afterthought, I like the rugged look, hell the deck itself looks like grizzly adams built it.

[Yukon Cornelius 3]

#1... Redwood sounds expensive, and I don't know where I'd get that around here.

 

#2... This is an afterthought, I like the rugged look, hell the deck itself looks like grizzly adams built it.

polar and jack pine will rot very fast

[wiegie 18]

You should have stared asking questions before you built it Mr. Watson.

Perch made me chuckle.

[The Holy Roller 3]

let it dry then hit it with mangoo

 

 

That may be appropriate in some locals but probably not in Homolahoma.

[T_bone65 53]

We just weatherproofed our fence 3 weeks ago and it was put up last summer. They said to wait at least 6 months after it was put up We just used a clear weatherproofer on it and it looks great.

[AtomicCEO 4]

I would rip it up and start again with redwood.

[Brewer 0]

I would rip it up and start again with redwood.

I would leave the deck and move the trailer.;

[Chief Dick 505]

I would leave the deck and move the trailer.;

 

You can't. The deck is holding up the trailer.

[evil_gop_liars 3]

Shouldn't you be making your deck out of pallets, cinder blocks and old milk crates?

[max 0]

Sealer... can I spray it on?

 

You can Spray it. I just rebuild my deck. I was going to spray the sealer on but my neighbor said that if you spray it on it will not last as long as putting it on with a cloth pad. I just sealed the deck using the cloth pad and it turned out very well.

[aqualung 0]

You can Spray it. I just rebuild my deck. I was going to spray the sealer on but my neighbor said that if you spray it on it will not last as long as putting it on with a cloth pad. I just sealed the deck using the cloth pad and it turned out very well.

 

I bought a sprayer when I first put mine up. If there's the least bit of wind it a terrible experience, the stain is so thin it doesn't take much for it to go back in your face. I used it about 15 minutes then put it back in the box and used the brush. The sprayer been in the cellar for the last 12 or so years.