Maintaining a deck in a hot climate

Peter Lynch · 2006-06-06T08:42:13+00:00

I'm considering building a deck at my house in spain. The climateis hot/arid (up to 40 C, about 110 F) during the summer and a shortcold winter with occasional snow, maybe down to -10. The material I'll use will be pressure treated pine, as alternativessuch as redwood are not available.The deck will be in direct sunlight from the east and south, it'sshaded by the house to the west.The size of the deck will be about 5m x 4.5m (18' x 12') and will have to support about 1 ton: people, furniture etc. but no tub orother localised "heavy spots". I don't need a barbeque area.My main concern is the durability of the materials used, primarilybecause of the high daytime temperatures and UV exposure. Givenpeople's experience of decking in similar environments, such asarizona or NM, is this sensible, or would I be better off goingfor a concrete patio - which seems to be the more popular alternativewith my neighbours?Your views and experiences would be very welcome.Pete

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bill8vp 20 years ago

A product you might consider is Grail Coat.

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I was going to apply it over 3/4" waterprof OSB. I considered it here and didn't use it because it is only available in units and I was just a hair over and would have the cost of purchasing a second unit.

I ended up using a product by Timberteck

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is tounge and grove and looks great after 3 years. No maintenance. Bill T

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