Bringing your Composite Deck Back to Life | HouseSmarts - Episode 212
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- Опубликовано: 20 июн 2019
- Composite decks have emerged as a durable alternative to your standard wooden deck, but like all things outdoors, it is susceptible to wear and tear over the years. If you need to bring some life back to your composite deck this summer, Lou has the perfect product to accomplish that!
composite decking vs wood
cleaning your composite deck
maintaining composite decking
rustoleum rocksolid deck refresh 
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Looks like another great product to buy!
But isn't that why we purchased composite decking in the first place as to "not have to" stain our decks again! 🤪
You can always go expensive with AriDeck aluminum decking. It is considered a lifetime product and I have installed it on my old ranch house. Kind of rare in the west I think it is made in a southern state.
I have composite deck and live by the water and yes the color fades. So undortuently even then it’s necessary. I just hope this is a good product and doesn’t look like a paint brush kinda job.
Exactly!!
Ok yes!!!! This transformed my deck!! My deck was like a faded out redwood color.. I bought the Brown composite color and it made the deck look completely new! I bought brown hoping it would change the color from red and it did!! Make sure you mix the stain though!! I made a mistake by just shaking the can thinking it’d mix but you need to stir it with a stir stick!!!! I would 💯 recommend this!!
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This stuff transformed my faded redwood Trex deck. The thing was weathered and not very well maintained at ALL, and now it looks phenomenal. Highly recommend. And like he says, it's not a coating. It's a stain that gets absorbed by the boards. Probably need to reapply every couple years or so.
I have been researching this days, I should have come to Y/T to begin with. I am very encourage to read your comment. My deck gets super dirty because of maple leaves covering it in fall when It always rains at the same time not giving us a chance t remove them. The result is a horribly dark stained deck; taking my son 3 days to clean it. The deck 1s 50'x15' + 12 steps all with a white railing. I am hoping this treatment will help and also, this fall I am going to put down a plastic drop cloth on the deck. Thanks for sharing you experience!
OMG! This is exactly what I need. Thank you!
Me too
I did one coat and it came out really great. My question is-- can I apply a second coat?
I have a timber tech redwood color, with some darker grain highlights, about 20 years old. It has a white haze from the sun. But looks great when it's wet. By using a red wood tone refresher, will it cover the wood grain highlights? I really don't want to completely cover the deck like a solid stain. I want a transparent type of sealer that brings back the original look. If that's even possible.
I applied rock solid stain, brown, and it didn’t dry evenly, there are some spots that dried reddish vs brown
Have a small burn on a resysta garden table was trying to figure out a way to repair/seal preserve it?
Can you paint it a different colour? Thanks
If your composite deck is not the same color as one of four options, will that drastically change the color of your deck??
I thought bleach was also a big no no? Is it advised to put a sealer after cleaning?
Thank you!
You're welcome!
I made the mistake of pressure washing my Trex deck then not doing anything else after because I believed the myth. By February the following year, not even six months later, my deck was green from mold and mildew. Definitely going this route with whatever brand the Lowe’s has here.
I just pressure washed half of it and when it dried I was horrified to see the damage it did to the finish (rough) and some planks have very visible discolored marks. you did not get that? will this product improve the situation?
Can this stuff be used on a newer decks? I have a Fiberon deck
I bought this stuff for our composite deck because I thought the deck looked super faded and bad at the house we just bought.. but then I pressure washed it and it looks new!! I’m about to put the deck refresh stain on though because I bought it! I’ll let you guys know if it makes a difference!!
Ok yes!!!! This transformed my deck!! My deck was like a faded out redwood color.. I bought Brown composite redo and it made the deck look completely new! I bought brown hoping it would change the color from red and it did!! Make sure you mix the stain though!! I made a mistake by just shaking the can thinking it’d mix but you need to stir it with a stir stick!!!! I would 💯 recommend this!!
Thank you for this!
Would you use this on the side rails?
Can i change the color! Example from light beige to charcoal gray?
I tried this and although it really made the deck look newer, the Brown Tone Deck Refresh ended up being wayyyy more orange than I like ... now I really hate it. What can I do? My deck was a dark smoky brown and now it's orange- reddish. Ugh!! Please anyone any advice??
What if you want off old composite deck. Will deck fresh take to old decking?
Any suggestions on how to apply on the railings?
Do the railings first. The stuff is super thin so it will drip onto the deck boards. I used a brush and a flat stain pad.
My composite decking is 14 years old. In the baking sun, the surface is more rough now (and from years of pressure washing). Will this colorant also fill in that roughness a little too?
It is a very thin product, so it will not smooth out the pitting. It will restore some of the water resistance, and add a bit of lustre back to the surface.
@@griefonenyc Thank you! I painted it on my deck this summer and I am very pleased with the results. I found it interesting that when it rains, it beads up like on a waxed car. The color was an improvement after years of sun and bleaching out. I'm happy with it.
How long does it last? I've tried others and they don't last. The mold grows under when they begin to weather off. Corte Clean is the only product that works.
I spray mine with wet and forget every spring. Unbelievable mildew resistance and it doesn't damage the decking.
How do you remove white-stain on the composite deck caused by Zippo lighter fuel spill?
We tried brushing the stain using dish soap and medium brush. It made the white-stain spots less white but now it's kind of more spreaded out or blended white.
Please help !!!
Were you able to fix the white haze?
@@divjas1747 No, we still couldn't figure out how to remove the lighter fuel spill stain.
How long will the original color last before this refresh to be done? And after you do apply the refresh stain, how long will it last?
Dianne Anderson did anybody get back to you with an answer? In 2 years you can’t buy it anymore. Who wants to be the Guinea pig
People are deceiving lie to get products on market such a paint & primer in 1 with that been said paint & primed paint only last 1-3 max then start chipping here is the question. For the product you advertised after you invest on those products you mentioned & time & effort how long does this material last before start to fade /chip/deteriorate ?
Will this cover and repair scratches on the deck?
It's really more of a refinish solution than a repair like you're describing. What material is your deck made out of? Let us know and we can try to help find some options for you.
@@HouseSmartsTV it is just the ultra deck composite decking. Grey color. Was moving a piece of furniture across the deck which resulted in some scratches.
I wanted to know what colors were on the sample peices...
I think he mentioned grey
What about sand it then paint
How do you fix oil stains on composite decking ?
They have a class action because the shit doesn’t work
It's plastic, so how does it soak in?
it's porous because it's got wood fibers in it
Composite decking just not worth buying in my opinion. Might as well get wood, save money and you still have to maintain wood or Composite anyway
disagree, I've had mine for over 15 years. Yes it's a bit faded, but it's required absolutely zero work. I may try something like this to restore the original new shiny look, but I'd never go wood again
I feel the same about cell phones vs the rotary land line.
Mine is 20 years old. I live in the Great Lakes region. This was uncapped, early Trex. I did the entire deck, which is a really nice deck, for $10k. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of power washing it. However, it still looks better than my neighbor’s deck, which has been stained every couple of years. I just installed capped composite on my cottage and wish I had done so a decade ago. The bigger problem with my original deck is that the framing materials suck. My Trex will likely outlive the treated lumber underneath. They don’t make treated lumber that really lasts anymore.
STAINING OR PAINTING A COMPOSITE DECK IS A BAD IDEA unless you want a maintenance issue every season. Thats all I need to say.
@@fcontrer503 LOL
Agree100% id only do it if in horrific shape
@@fcontrer503 he’s right