Stained Deck - July 1, 2007 -

Ashwin | Personal

The picture here is of the unfinished deck as the builder left it. It is 14′x16′ in dimension with a 4′x4′ stairway and landing. We couldn’t wait to get the necessary furniture and grill to start enjoying the deck as soon as possible. The builder has initially suggested that we let the wood be in it’s natural state for a couple of months to ensure that the heat dries the wood as much as possible.

After looking at the amount of sun we get in the back, he promptly changed his mind and suggested that we should seal the deck sooner rather than later to prevent any long-term issues. A quick trip to the local Home Depot and we settled on a sealer and stain-in-one with the color of Natural Cedar. The end result is pictured on the left. We managed to get a single coat on all of the exposed wood over a weekend and got to see the result of our hard work almost immediately when the rains came. With the sealer in place, the rain now nicely beads on the deck as opposed to getting absorbed into the wood and causing havoc.

We thought the color was initially going to be too bold and over-powering, but the color that has actually come once the stain has dried is absolutely stunning.

Check out all the pictures of the deck in the gallery.

Cheers