6 years ago I had my deck "professionally" stained. Within two years it looked like this. cleaned it up and restained it myself.Within two years it looked like it did before.I cleaned it up more carefully and tried again. Same result.It is on the northside of the house, in Rochester NY. There is a small overhang next to the house. The part next to the house is great, but the rest is horrible.What can I do to make it last more than a year?I used Behr water based solid stain. I don't recall what was used 6 years ago, but I think it was the same material they used on the house.

Best bet is more sun and less moisture. You may be able to use some sort of moss control. The problem is not the finish, but the conditions where it is located. That is going to be a tough one. Maybe replace the wood with a man made material and do a lot of power washing?

How do I stain this deck properly.

May 20, 2006 21 Replies

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m Ransley 20 years ago

Yes the deck is 20ft from a lake in shade. Nobody stains the underneath of a deck unless they sit under it and look up.

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Toller 20 years ago

I went at it with bleach and it looks 90% better. A small amount of the solid stain came up with the mold. Last time I pressure washed it first and then used bleach.

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