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Posted by HotRdd on September 12, 2007, 10:12 am
Just finishing installing a 1000 sqf red cedar deck at my house and I always
had it in the back of my head that I would give it a quick sand when I was
finished to remove the burrs and pencil marks, and then seal it with a Behr
waterproof finish.
Anyway I had a friend over that refinishes floors and asked him if he was
interested in giving it a quick sand, since he has the equipment and figured
it would only take 1-2 hrs, he said that the cedar shouldn't be sanded or
sealed. Thoughts?
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Posted by GoForward on September 12, 2007, 12:00 pm
If you want it to continue to look new, you will have to seal
it periodically. Otherwise you can let it weather, it will last
a long time, and perhaps power wash it down once a year
or so (but be careful of the pressure you use).
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Posted by TH on September 12, 2007, 12:11 pm
> Just finishing installing a 1000 sqf red cedar deck at my house and I always
> had it in the back of my head that I would give it a quick sand when I was
> finished to remove the burrs and pencil marks, and then seal it with a Behr
> waterproof finish.
>
> Anyway I had a friend over that refinishes floors and asked him if he was
> interested in giving it a quick sand, since he has the equipment and figured
> it would only take 1-2 hrs, he said that the cedar shouldn't be sanded or
> sealed. Thoughts?
Is it exposed to the weather?
If you want it to last, look good, not splinter, crack, and rot, then
yes.
I dont now about the Behr, but use a good penetrating oil stain. And
yes you will need to re-stain it every 2-4 years. You don't need to
sand it, unless there are spots you want to fix. All you need to do is
look at decks that haven't been stained, they look like crap after a
few years, I've had both.
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Posted by Dave Balderstone on September 13, 2007, 9:23 pm
> Just finishing installing a 1000 sqf red cedar deck at my house and I always
> had it in the back of my head that I would give it a quick sand when I was
> finished to remove the burrs and pencil marks, and then seal it with a Behr
> waterproof finish.
>
> Anyway I had a friend over that refinishes floors and asked him if he was
> interested in giving it a quick sand, since he has the equipment and figured
> it would only take 1-2 hrs, he said that the cedar shouldn't be sanded or
> sealed. Thoughts?
>
>
If you want it to go silver, then do nothing.
I built a 12 x 16 cedar deck this summer. Used Superdeck Brightener,
then sanded it, then used Superdeck single coat Transparent Stain to
seal it. Water is beading on the planks.
It looks fantastic.
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