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Posted by Joseph Meehan on May 20, 2006, 8:06 pm
Toller wrote:
> 6 years ago I had my deck "professionally" stained. Within two years
> it looked like this.
> http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/deck.jpg
> I cleaned it up and restained it myself.
> Within two years it looked like it did before.
> I cleaned it up more carefully and tried again. Same result.
>
> It is on the northside of the house, in Rochester NY. There is a
> small overhang next to the house. The part next to the house is
> great, but the rest is horrible.
>
> What can I do to make it last more than a year?
> I used Behr water based solid stain. I don't recall what was used 6
> years ago, but I think it was the same material they used on the
> house.
Best bet is more sun and less moisture. You may be able to use some
sort of moss control. The problem is not the finish, but the conditions
where it is located. That is going to be a tough one. Maybe replace the
wood with a man made material and do a lot of power washing?
--
Joseph Meehan
Dia duit
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