Covering the deck again…
Last year, we used Sherwin Williams Deckscapes to cover and protect our deck at our lake house. First, we power-washed the entire surface, and then we started brushing and rolling on the 12 gallons of Deckscapes sealant. Oh yeah. Twelve gallons… no less.
The Sherwin Williams associates explained Deckscapes, water-based, and would protect the wood for at least 3 years.
The entire time we were brushing and working, I added up how much older the boys would be the next time we did this… and how much easier it would the next time.
We worked for hours, and days.
The deck looked gorgeous when it was done.
THe Deck, Sherwin Williams link,
However, after one winter, the sealant was gone. Completely vanished from the wood. After just one year.
We called the Sherwin Williams store. They explained that we should have used oil-based Deckscapes.
“That’s not what you told us.”
“The water-based product should have lasted 3 years anyway,” the store explained.
“It didn’t.”
“Did you power-wash the deck?”
“Of course.”
Eventually, Sherwin Williams offered to credit us the cost of 12 gallons of oil-based Deckscapes; which was wonderful of them.
Still, the process of staining the deck lies before us. Again.
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