Why is it Important to Have a Tinted Deck Stain or Sealer?

While it is helpful to prevent water damage, the main reason to treat your wood is to protect it against UV damage. If left untreated, the Sun's ultraviolet rays will oxidize and damage the exposed layer of wood cells. When using a transparent tinted wood deck stain, the tint will act like "sunglasses" for your wood. The tint will absorb the UV light from the sun and slow the oxidation rate that turns the exposed wood cells gray. Thus the darker the stain the longer it takes to oxidize and fade giving your stain more life between coats. The natural and/or sythetic oils in the deck stain will also replinish the wood that has dried out from the UV damage.

Depending on the condition or your wood, your climate, and your direct exposure to the sun you can expect a high quality deck stain to last 18-36 months on the horizontals and twice as long on the verticals.

It is often a common belief that the reason to preserve your exterior wood deck is to "seal" the wood so that it "beads" like a car wax. This is absolutely not true!

Seal-It Wood Sealant is warrantied to last 25 years. It is water based sealer that is applied the same day we clean your deck. Because Seal-It Wood Sealant is water based it "will not" bead. Instead it is absorbed deep into the wood to form a permanent water barrier inhibits mold and mildew growth, increases wood strength and density and prolongs the life of your deck.

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