Decking

[grumpyat]

ust finished the decking, tanalised timber. What is the best way of sealing it? Son has fitted his 2 weeks ago and it has all mellowed ito a nice pine sort of colour . All timber came from same supplier so mine should change colour in the same way. Not bothered about staining mine, just sealing and weatherproofing it. Bit confused over the range of Deck Oil, Deck Treatment, Deck Seal. From Cuprinol, Ronseal, B&Q own range [fwiw B&Q stuff had the same batch coding as the Ronseal product and at =A310 less for 2.5l ,Is it all made at the same place? or could the B&Q Stuff be watered down?...ust wondering]

[Lurch]

On 7 May 2007 05:52:27 -0700, [e-mail] mused:

Your J key is broken. ;)

[The Medway Handyman]

Don't do anything for a week or so. The colour will even out & mellow and the green residue from the tanalising will go away.

I prefer decking oil myself. Last one I used was B&Q which seemed fine, and as you say much cheaper.

Oh - here are a few j's for you. JJJJJ jjjjj.

HTH

[grumpyat]

Thanks for the j's!!!! I have jjjjjust fiited them Oh, and ta for the info about the oil

[woodglass]

Thanks for the j's!!!! I have jjjjjust fiited them Oh, and ta for the info about the oil

My key's totally ucked !!!

woodglass

[Pete C]

How do you want it to look after 5 years?

cheers, Pete.

[grumpyat]

I'd ideally like it to look as good as it does now. Obviously I will have to give it a new coat every year or so. Do you not think that the B&Q stuff is up to it? Is there something else that is better? As I said originally I do not wish to stain it, merely to protect it from the elements. Thanks

[Pete C]

Hi,

I've used 2 coats of 'Sikkens Cetol HLS' on my decking, it's still fine after a couple of years.

They do a 'pine' shade which should give the least colour change, I used 'teak' which looks reasonably good. It's a little glossy when applied to smooth timber but weathers to a matt finish.

I doubt that B&Q do it, a good timber merchant might. I bought mine from 'Decorating Direct' on the web, though shipping is extra for small orders their prices are fairly good which helps make up for it.

After a wet winter and long dry sunny spell I've recently noticed a small amount of 'surface splitting' where the top of the wood dries out faster than the wood underneath. I might try to minimise this by using some cheap stain or varnish on the *back* of the decking planks to help stop them absorbing so much water over the winter.

cheers, Pete.

[The Medway Handyman]

Pretty much what decking oil does. It also soaks into the surface so the splitting mentioned by Pete C is reduced - my deck built in June 2000 shows no signs of it.

No great colour change, apart from the fact that you have applied 'something'. IOW no pigments.