Every few years, you should stain your wooden deck to improve its appearance and protect the wood from rot. But don’t just apply a coat of stain on in a hurry — you’ll need to clean your deck before staining it. If you stain a deck without cleaning and prepping it first, the results will look blotchy, uneven, and, amateur. Any time you save skipping the cleaning stage, you’ll spend twice over repairing the botched job. There are also some seasons and weather conditions that are better than others for staining a deck, so you really need to read through the manufacturer’s requirements on your stain to make sure that you know how and when to properly apply it. For starters, even though spring and summer are when people use their decks the most, those seasons are not the best time to start a restaining project. In the summer, the temperatures are often too high. In spring, deck wood still holds too much winter moisture, causing the deck stain to stay on the surface rather than penetrate the water-saturated wood. Experts recommend staining on a day when the temperature is between 50 degrees and 80 degrees. Cleaners need to remain wet for some time to remove stains and mildew and penetrate the wood. Check out below to see what sold in Woodlands of Northville in June 2022:
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Direct sunlight dries out the solvents before they have time to work. Avoid applying the stain on a humid day since moisture in the air slows the drying time. If your deck gets a lot of direct sunlight, wait for an overcast day that’s not too humid to clean and stain your deck. Alternatively, invest in a canopy tent that you can adjust to shade your deck throughout the day. For more information on Woodlands of Northville, or similar Northville or Novi neighborhoods such as Pheasant Hills, Autumn Park and Beckenham, contact The DiMora Team today at 248-505-7728 or jim@dimora.com.