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Belmont Resident · 08-12-2010, 11:02 AM

I stained 40+ slips at Southdown last year. Yes there is a small amount, a drip here a drip there, which inevitably is going to get into the water. It’s almost unavoidable, but once you seal the deck it will last so much longer then if you didn’t. And if you repeat the process before it’s absolutely necessary then you cut your work load in half.
Untreated wood cracks, water gets into those cracks and freezes making those cracks bigger & bigger until you need to replace the decking.
A good quality stain will with each application eventually fill in the cracks. So essentially you are repairing the deck.
I’ve pressure washed, sanded and stained many decks that were going to need replacement and now look great years later.
FYI if you do decide to do anything I recommend you avoid Cabot’s stain.
From experience it is junk compared to SW products.

08-12-2010, 11:02 AM	#14
Belmont Resident Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belmont NH but prefer Jackman Maine Posts: 1,857 Thanks: 491 Thanked 410 Times in 251 Posts	Not as hard as you would expect I stained 40+ slips at Southdown last year. Yes there is a small amount, a drip here a drip there, which inevitably is going to get into the water. It’s almost unavoidable, but once you seal the deck it will last so much longer then if you didn’t. And if you repeat the process before it’s absolutely necessary then you cut your work load in half. Untreated wood cracks, water gets into those cracks and freezes making those cracks bigger & bigger until you need to replace the decking. A good quality stain will with each application eventually fill in the cracks. So essentially you are repairing the deck. I’ve pressure washed, sanded and stained many decks that were going to need replacement and now look great years later. FYI if you do decide to do anything I recommend you avoid Cabot’s stain. From experience it is junk compared to SW products.