The construction crew has just finished your beautiful new wood deck and winter is fast approaching; now the question is, “How Do I Protect It”.
Stain, Sealers and Preservatives are crucial to keep wood from rotting and keep it looking great. The stain protects from UV light, Sealers prevent water from rotting the wood, and preservatives help against both – in addition to protection from bugs. What many homeowners don’t understand is that new wood is not stain ready!
When wood comes out of the Mill there is something known as Mill Glaze left on the boards. This glaze actually protects the wood from moisture and from penetration – this includes stain! New wood needs a little time to weather outside and in some cases requires the assistance of a mill glaze removing product. Once the wood has weathered for a length of time (which depends on the elements and amount of sun exposure) the deck still needs to be power-washed and prepped to properly receive and hold the new stain. 
Are you a bit skeptical? Give it a water test. Sprinkle a few drops of water onto you deck, did it bead up?? If the water beads up and doesn’t sink into the wood in just a couple minutes than it is reasonable to believe that the stain will not adequately penetrate into the wood either.
Feel free to visit our home page and contact us if you have any questions regarding products, length of time to wait to stain, stain suggestions or quotes. We are happy to be your resource for Deck Maintenance and Protection.
Deck ReDo Team
952-303-1311
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Minneapolis and surrounding area deck owners, can you believe that just two weeks ago today we were having snow? Just one week ago our lows were in the 30’s!
FUN FACT: There is only one month that MN has never seen snow!
