- Do wash your deck several times a year
- Don’t get carried away using your high-pressure water blaster – you will gouge the timber
- Do your research and use only recommended deck cleaning products
- Don’t use chlorine products– you might kill the mould but you’ll kill everything else as well (grass, plants, etc)
- Do lightly sand rough boards and punch exposed nail heads
- Don’t use a wire brush or sand your deck back to bare boards – it removes the natural oils in the timber
- Do oil or stain the timber
- Don’t paint it unless you love the painted finish and are prepared to keep it up on a regular basis
- Do NOT use Cabot’s Aquadeck … you’ll regret it
- Do keep up a regular care and maintenance regime for your deck
- Don’t assume your deck will ever be maintenance-free
If your do’s and don’ts get too mixed up, simply call the experts at Deck&FencePro.
