Deck Work?

Just dont use cedar remeber my orange deck well that was cedar lol.

I am positive there is a stain & waterproof product available, without having to buy both. There is no pint in me recommending one as whatever you have available locally could be different. As for colour, we always go for a completely natural, wood type look, but really personal preference is up to you. Our back pergola needs doing too & Dave will use a natural wood like colour. I wrote ca comment with your photo.

I am going to guess that there is something out there for what you are asking for.. I know my landlord also has a nice deck he just did too and it needs to be stained also.. Well the place needs to be moved cause it's going down hill fast.. Go figure he just went ahead and build something without even thinking.. But yeah there has to be something out there maybe trying going to a hardware store at least I know here that's where we need to go and get our paints and stuff that we need....

I do believe there is a waterproofing product that also has a stain in it at Menards but I could be wrong. If noone here can help you, Grandpa Bob, then try talking to the nice folks at Menards, Lowes, or Home Depot.

nice deck there, bob. I can see that it really has faded. It seems that you pay enough for the waterproofing that it should be available in tints. Maybe the outdoor center or hardware store can advice as far as that goes. here is the website url for Thompson's Water Sealer http://www.thompsonswaterseal.com/products/

The last year we were in the house, we used a tinted waterproofing on the deck. We had one that was reddish and I wouldn't recommend that one. I seem to remember we had a lot of choices. I think it depends on if you want the wood grain to show or not - if you do, clear is the choice. Also, when we had a darker brown on the deck originally, every spot of dirt showed. I wouldn't go dark either. I'd use a lighter one next time but would watch the color carefully. We used a nice light golden brown before the darker one and it ended up looking like baby poo - the neighbors were nice enough to point this out early on. I noticed you have shutters on the front and you are wanting something that wouldn't clash with those? A cedar would contrast nicely with those, or you could go with the same color if available. The home improvement store had a really good selection too. They also recommend washing down the deck really good too - oh we had a time with the power washing stuff! I'm always happy to make suggestions, especially when I'm not doing the work

We built our deck 2 years ago as well- We didn’t stain it- Bought pressure treated wood and I liked the color. We did use Thompson’s water sealer. Brushed it on. We put that on each year so far. This year we will power wash it and then seal it again--- still has a great color though : ) I like the darker wood stain or a dark cedar. Just my opinion. I can see how a sprayer would save lots of time! Smart!