HOW TO SAVE THE LIFE OF YOUR DECK

Ғылым және технология

If your deck is a sad and run down as mine you know how much of an eye sore it can be. Just because your deck sucks now doesn’t mean it has to stay sucky. I seen online and in stores all these products that say they can restore your deck to like new condition. Like many I was skeptical as well as I knew how had of shape my deck was in but I decided whats the worse that could happen I couldn’t make the thing uglier so I set off to save my deck and I made a video to show how I did it so you can to. In all honesty I did think it would help however I did not expect it to turn out as good as it did. We do plan on sealing the deck when we pick a color and the deck has a few weeks of sunlight to totally dry but wow just sitting unfinished is a night and day difference. Below you will find links to everything I used so that you can get started on your deck this coming weekend. To do all this work to me 2 days so one could get this done in a weekend.
Sprayer
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Behr all in one wood cleaner
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Ryobi 3100-psi power washer
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Scrub Brush
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Пікірлер: 115

  • @RedneckBeach
    @RedneckBeach8 ай бұрын

    So basically you power washed the deck and your dad replaced the railing boards for the thumbnail. And here I thought you were gonna show me some way to revitalize that wood! 😂

  • @BrandMalone24
    @BrandMalone242 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the short and sweet vid, my sad limp ugly deck was a bit of a repellant but after a long rubbin n bleachin now all the girls want to come and hop on my deck

  • @kristianboyd8192
    @kristianboyd8192 Жыл бұрын

    I love the sadness in the beginning. Hahah you are the best so far.

  • @tbman8214
    @tbman82142 жыл бұрын

    Awesome straight to the point and produced results

  • @christianazacarias
    @christianazacarias3 жыл бұрын

    Way to give your dad his credit. And great job on the deck!

  • @judesamuel1357

    @judesamuel1357

    3 жыл бұрын

    I guess I'm kind of randomly asking but does anyone know a good site to stream newly released series online?

  • @MRBL-gf4lg
    @MRBL-gf4lg11 ай бұрын

    The beer on the table is a key element. in this project!

  • @jenniferhavlisch1940

    @jenniferhavlisch1940

    25 күн бұрын

    I'd buy a keg if I could get someone to do it.

  • @JRBetley32
    @JRBetley322 жыл бұрын

    Had the same power washer troy built with Honda engine. Had to rebuild the carb once and completely replace it another time due to gas jelling in the carb/float bowel

  • @zeyah9374
    @zeyah93743 жыл бұрын

    I have no idea why people would put thumbs down on this, good job deck looks great. I would definitely recommend hitting it with some sort of sealer to keep it in perfect condition.

  • @frankiemendoza6526

    @frankiemendoza6526

    3 жыл бұрын

    There's probably other ways and methods. For example add a sealer so you don't worry yearly for your investment. But this vid helped me be confident and accurately do it.

  • @thomasrobinette3227

    @thomasrobinette3227

    Жыл бұрын

    Clickbait? He never showed a closeup afterwards. The thumbnail shows a completely smooth and sanded after pic that is impossible to accomplish just by pressure washing and cleaning.

  • @TKO-NY

    @TKO-NY

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@thomasrobinette3227yep. The after pic in the thumbnail is a pic of the rail caps his dad replaced! Lmao. Classic example of clickbait.

  • @dennisgrubbs1929
    @dennisgrubbs1929 Жыл бұрын

    Great video Thanks 👍

  • @1450JackCade
    @1450JackCade4 жыл бұрын

    I love you man, you're video is great, or at least starts great compared to others.

  • @kylelind5852
    @kylelind58523 жыл бұрын

    Hey! Love the video! Just about to start my own deck Reno project. What brand is your deck furniture? I absolutely love it! Thanks!!

  • @tbrowntracyj
    @tbrowntracyj2 ай бұрын

    Amusing and thorough

  • @cherwandajones9645
    @cherwandajones96453 жыл бұрын

    Wish you would have showed the repair work and stain

  • @brittanycameron1535
    @brittanycameron1535 Жыл бұрын

    I love your commentary!

  • @gracewolfe7057
    @gracewolfe70572 жыл бұрын

    "To not suck anymore" lol I love this videa

  • @MrAlittle5150
    @MrAlittle5150 Жыл бұрын

    WOW, Thanks, Cartman from South Park. You're Awesome

  • @9yoshi556
    @9yoshi5562 жыл бұрын

    Damn good job 👍

  • @thomaspower221
    @thomaspower2212 жыл бұрын

    Good video. I learned one lesson from your experience. By now you probably figured out that would’ve been best to use that cleaner before you power washed. You would have saved some time there and perhaps somewhat more effective. Good job…

  • @EdwinBeltran

    @EdwinBeltran

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey, I’m about to start this project on my deck, and you comment got me curious… would you mind sharing why is better to apply product in top of the dirty/moldy wood first, and then power wash it?

  • @thomaspower221

    @thomaspower221

    Жыл бұрын

    @@EdwinBeltran yes. Basically, since you have to rinse the product off, you save a step by spraying it on first this allows the product to loosen up the mold, mildew and other nasties. Then, you follow with the power washer and blast it all off just be very careful to use a very conservative (wide) tip. Only use as much pressure to get off the gunk, or you can damage the wood. The directions say to wet down the deck first before applying the Chemical. Good luck. After you do all this, you want to seal it up with something. Check with your local Paint professionals to recommend a good sealer.

  • @HxC_Fragman

    @HxC_Fragman

    Жыл бұрын

    @@thomaspower221 Wrong. This is like trying to disinfect with bleach before cleaning with soap and water. You must remove thicker debris first so the the deck wash can penetrate and do its job properly in the wood. You cant just spray bleach on a sticky caked on table and think its killed everythign beneath it. You muist remove the gunk with soap and then allow the bleach to do its magic by disinfecting.

  • @flyparks3224
    @flyparks32243 жыл бұрын

    how did you make cracks in wood disappear no wood filler can make deck that smooth.

  • @MikeYeary

    @MikeYeary

    Ай бұрын

    If you had listened to the whole video, he told us at the end, "My dad replaced the top rails."

  • @JS-cp5pl

    @JS-cp5pl

    10 күн бұрын

    ​@@MikeYearySooo the comparison picture was actually the NEW wood and nothing to do with all the washing and the majority of the video. Got it. And I did watch the whole video.

  • @MikeYeary

    @MikeYeary

    10 күн бұрын

    @@JS-cp5pl Yes, at 4:00 (I put the time so you could go back and rewatch it, because you if you did watch the whole video, you missed that part) he says, "I replaced the deck rail caps, well actually my father replaced the deck rail caps." The rest of it was from the power washing, but I'm the thumbnail it's old wood on the left and new wood on the right. The thumbnail was deceptive, but in the final shot of the video, you can see that the rest of the deck looks pretty good too.

  • @camouflagejumpsuit
    @camouflagejumpsuit10 ай бұрын

    Dramatic improvement.

  • @kevinharland6844
    @kevinharland6844 Жыл бұрын

    You have a nice deck. Very large. I’m sure your wife loves it

  • @timkelly6660
    @timkelly66603 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Where did you get those torches?

  • @isitlaw2919
    @isitlaw2919Ай бұрын

    Once you start with a power washer , you are basically stuck using that procedure for the rest of the life of the surface .....Sanding down using 50 grit using a non circular sanding block (power driven) with Behrs all in one wood cleaner ....my deck surface now is smooth and NOW I only need to use a soft broom once a year using the cleaner and BAMB! Ready for a clear non loom oil sealer and "stain" this makes the deck easy to year by year keep. If you like ridges in the grain of your wood , then by all means, pressure was aways

  • @JS-cp5pl

    @JS-cp5pl

    10 күн бұрын

    What is non loom oil? Typo, if so for what?And why did you put stain in quotation marks?

  • @isitlaw2919

    @isitlaw2919

    10 күн бұрын

    @@JS-cp5pl Basically "stain" is really not a stain if you use clear translucient sealer/waterproofing system. The Only family of treatment that Knkw of is Thompsons sealer/waterproofer. It is silicone base and like other non transparent, non solid systems , Thompsons does not flake , peal, or otherwise require an aggressive treatment for the next treatment the next cycle....

  • @groverw7507

    @groverw7507

    3 күн бұрын

    Why are you stuck with a pressure washer procedure for life? Can you explain?

  • @isitlaw2919

    @isitlaw2919

    3 күн бұрын

    @@groverw7507 just the opposite, read CAREFULLY

  • @alexeast3408
    @alexeast34083 жыл бұрын

    Nice deck but its a little bare around it. Some nice landscaping and planters would help a bunch.

  • @Lhostel
    @Lhostel3 жыл бұрын

    What was the psi setting?

  • @gbp3616
    @gbp36163 жыл бұрын

    Is that deck cleaner animal safe? Wanted to do my deck but worried about rinsing that off where my dog goes

  • @beemerkon
    @beemerkon3 жыл бұрын

    Your a real winner thanks for the picture of a new piece of wood compared to an old piece you wasted my time and for that I Salut you I feel sorry for your subscribers

  • @PrismRiot420

    @PrismRiot420

    3 жыл бұрын

    I thought the same thing after I watched it. Also, just left it bare wood, which I found weird.

  • @user-on7yi4uf8t

    @user-on7yi4uf8t

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @UNKNOW7V

    @UNKNOW7V

    2 жыл бұрын

    I thumbed it down for that specific reason

  • @rich92a
    @rich92a3 жыл бұрын

    Yes. Great video. I was hoping you would have stained it and included that as well. Did you have any warped wood?

  • @MajorHardware

    @MajorHardware

    3 жыл бұрын

    the following year i re powerwashed it and then sprayed it with a sealer and deck is still looking good. as for warped wood, one of the new rails i installed warped really bad so i had to replace it the others were fine.

  • @cf8959

    @cf8959

    2 жыл бұрын

    Major Hardware, why did you wait another year to stain your deck??!!! And why did you not show the result after staining? What happened? Was the deck so old and rickety that it didn’t make any difference what you did?

  • @zehuazhou3390
    @zehuazhou33903 жыл бұрын

    i wonder if it makes sense to caulk the hand rail as that will prevent most of the rot

  • @CindyLejeune

    @CindyLejeune

    2 жыл бұрын

    Great idea

  • @lsnzamar
    @lsnzamar3 жыл бұрын

    Did you not stain or seal the deck after all that work to restore it?

  • @cf8959
    @cf89592 жыл бұрын

    I thought it was the finished product at 5:20.....until you got to the actual finished product. Was the wood still really wet? It looked gorgeous! I’m bummed that you didn’t stain your deck the color of the wet wood, cuz it looked awesome!

  • @11rbriskie
    @11rbriskie3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. This is the ONLY video on all of youtube that helped me do what i want to do. no BS and doing everything including the rails

  • @MajorHardware

    @MajorHardware

    3 жыл бұрын

    the following year i re powerwashed it and then sprayed it with a sealer and deck is still looking good.

  • @417CAR
    @417CAR2 жыл бұрын

    No sanding ? No stain/sealer ?

  • @ohmygosh6176
    @ohmygosh61762 жыл бұрын

    Wow awesome. All you need now is a wood sealer PPG

  • @The10thManRules
    @The10thManRules2 жыл бұрын

    Drones makes everything better. Just say'n.

  • @Lvl2farmer

    @Lvl2farmer

    3 ай бұрын

    Dronessssssse

  • @joshua4549
    @joshua45493 жыл бұрын

    I don't see how you made the cracks disappear in the after, as was shown in the summary pic.

  • @x3swk

    @x3swk

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ahh the ol' clickbait thumbnail

  • @kennethantisdel9850

    @kennethantisdel9850

    3 ай бұрын

    I believe he said he had some wood and replaced those?

  • @Brandon-zj4hr
    @Brandon-zj4hr2 жыл бұрын

    Did you not stain it afterward?

  • @sprinklesonmycupcake4915
    @sprinklesonmycupcake49153 жыл бұрын

    Why are there no fences between all those houses? Sorry if this is a strange question. I’m Australian and we fence our properties.

  • @b.a.8753

    @b.a.8753

    3 жыл бұрын

    We generally do not fence unless you have small children or pets. No one will come onto your property

  • @jasonblanc1278
    @jasonblanc12782 жыл бұрын

    You’ve got Tiger stripes on your wood from using a want. You also have a lot of raised fibers from using pressure.

  • @alastairleung1883
    @alastairleung18832 жыл бұрын

    OKAY, so I was searching up videos about decking cleaning and watched the whole thing, and it wasn't till the end where I thought, man this voice sounds familiar. sounds a lot like Major Hardware... turns out it was you! Then my first thought is... "why isn't this a fan-showdown" video...

  • @Justforfun-ek7et
    @Justforfun-ek7et3 жыл бұрын

    Quick question, did you do any sanding at all and did you add any weatherproofing to seal the boards at all?

  • @MajorHardware

    @MajorHardware

    3 жыл бұрын

    I did end up going back doing another light cleaning then sand then sprayed it with sealer

  • @MaryP2024
    @MaryP20244 күн бұрын

    What PSI dis you use?

  • @3800TURBO
    @3800TURBO Жыл бұрын

    No sealer?

  • @outdoorproductreview
    @outdoorproductreview3 жыл бұрын

    Did you not seal the deck?

  • @drunkbee880
    @drunkbee8803 ай бұрын

    How to save what ? Ahhhh, deck . You scared me man , I thought a new disease was going around . 😅

  • @SpaceCadet4Jesus
    @SpaceCadet4Jesus3 жыл бұрын

    Starting out with wood in great condition I see. Try my deck for your repairs, you'll be replacing nearly every board and I take care of it every year. Soon, I may be going composite.

  • @SpaceCadet4Jesus

    @SpaceCadet4Jesus

    Жыл бұрын

    @@singletrackslim6667 Brand of a great stain? Thanks.

  • @-KingDadBod-

    @-KingDadBod-

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@SpaceCadet4Jesus Composite deck is worst thing possible on sunny day. You'll be walking on lava.

  • @SpaceCadet4Jesus

    @SpaceCadet4Jesus

    2 ай бұрын

    @@-KingDadBod- Unfortunately, walking on lava is what I'm doing on a natural painted wood deck. I have a long composite ramp that sits in the sun without the scorching of my deck. Not going composite when replacing deck flooring was a mistake. Never make that mistake again.

  • @Juanbigp
    @Juanbigp2 жыл бұрын

    If you sand the deck do you need to power wash?

  • @customselectinc5513
    @customselectinc551325 күн бұрын

    Bring back the $6 sprayer in 2024 2:23

  • @donlew8222
    @donlew82222 ай бұрын

    Where did all the cracks go? Sanding? Wood filler??

  • @jimc6694
    @jimc66943 жыл бұрын

    Nice video. However I find if hard to believe in the before/after picture at beginning of video. No cracks at all in after picture??

  • @guyfuller6997

    @guyfuller6997

    3 жыл бұрын

    I literally only clicked the video to see if anyone commented about this!

  • @timkelly6660

    @timkelly6660

    3 жыл бұрын

    the after is the hand rail that was replaced twat

  • @guyfuller6997

    @guyfuller6997

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@timkelly6660 ok I'll admit that I didnt watch the video out of protest because I thought the picture was clickbait.. So the after is the replaced rail caps. The video is about cleaning a deck..why use a fucking clickbait thumbnail of a replaced piece of wood.

  • @nathanielgorasim1725
    @nathanielgorasim17252 жыл бұрын

    You did not show how you filled those ugly cracks

  • @appleztooranges
    @appleztooranges3 жыл бұрын

    Why not stain it?

  • @johnnyboy3563

    @johnnyboy3563

    3 жыл бұрын

    Don't do it.

  • @Walker615
    @Walker6152 жыл бұрын

    Did I miss something? You didn't seal it?

  • @barbarajansen4912
    @barbarajansen4912 Жыл бұрын

    A product review would have been helpful

  • @SSIcely
    @SSIcely3 жыл бұрын

    Is that before and after picture on your thumbnail picture actually real? Looks like the wood had been at least sanded

  • @budte

    @budte

    3 жыл бұрын

    I am a qualified House painter & decorator of over 40 years. My thoughts also.

  • @CasaSanCh3z

    @CasaSanCh3z

    2 жыл бұрын

    It says at the end that he replace the deck rail cap so no it is misleading

  • @Brian-tx8gg

    @Brian-tx8gg

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, that’s obviously not the same wood. It would have had to be sanded.

  • @PhD_Dad
    @PhD_Dad3 жыл бұрын

    Pressure Wash!

  • @harleyrider9923
    @harleyrider9923 Жыл бұрын

    After going through all that work, you should of sealed the wood.

  • @SPY_DAD
    @SPY_DAD3 жыл бұрын

    You did a great job, but you should’ve stained it too.

  • @isitlaw2919
    @isitlaw2919Ай бұрын

    I've restored cedar different ways to Sunday for 30 plus year and what you DO NOT do is destroy that soft grain with a power washer ...PERIOD !

  • @msulli8512

    @msulli8512

    14 күн бұрын

    How did you do it

  • @isitlaw2919

    @isitlaw2919

    14 күн бұрын

    @@msulli8512 cedar is soft. About 580 at it's highest on wood harness scale ...the straight grain in most Cedar can have soft wood fillers after and refined into wood capable for decks. About 50% of the lot you purchase has a verticle "fin" or better known as part of the fast growing cedar called "rings". The virticle fins or rings are much harder then the fillers or softer cedar wood that is sandwiched between these rings , or virticle fins . When a brand new deck is installed, thoe sometimes slightly rough cut is still, for the most part "smooth" to the sliding of your finger across the grain . When hard rain and hail hit cedar decks it can "dig" out some of the softer grain of cedar leaving the rings or harder parts with being damaged. What you can have the next year or so from hard weather is a slightly more rough finish then the new deck finish when first purchased. When you go to clean cedar , if you use pressure washer , you dig out even more of the soft parts of cedar and fillers leaving the rings or virticle fins at their same heights and you get a "dug out" effect where the softer parts of the wood is now gone .So, when you stain or paint it , and the next season you try to lean it with a brush you have a hard time getting the stain or paint out of the crevasses formed by hard weather or worse pressure washing . Also , if you use a hard bristle broom or brush to scrub cedar , this too will dig out the softer parts of cedar leaving these fins or rings (verticle) higher then the dug out softer parts that are now lower then what the new deck started out with . Now feel your deck? By this time you probably now have about an 1/8" or more of the soft parts of the cedar no longer there ...no longer the same height as the cedar rings or verticle fins of the wood. What I did , after several years of mistakes, on my last cedar deck I'll ever own is after the first year , sand out the deck using an electric block sander , using a 50 grit (it leaves just enough cource in the grain(making a translucent clear treatment to really soak into the grain . Using too fine a grain causes a stain to not soak in as fast or well. Try pouring water on dry fine sand , then do the same on course sand ....the water wicks off fine sand , but not the cource. Same with the fine dust verses cource dust from sanding ....stains will soak in better with cource because it's more porous. Now , never use loom oils , it is a mess and peels, and really hard to get off , causing you to have to sand it off every year . I use thompsons sealer and water proofer. Look for the green label .....thompsons is a silicone base and does not peel, you simply add more the next dry season . Most people I know already re do their decks anyway each year so , although thompsons is only good for about 6 months, I found it much easier to use and clean up after a treatment . With this current deck , now going on my 4th year , I only now use Behrs 3 in one deck cleaner and a very soft bristle broom ...it takes several passes , and some where the grain is very smooth less scrubbing to get it to the point where it looks clean to ready it for a clear seal and water proofer for that season I hope this has helped

  • @salvatoresciorta5301
    @salvatoresciorta53012 жыл бұрын

    Bro stain your deck and every other year put a fresh coat

  • @thinkpad20
    @thinkpad202 жыл бұрын

    Good video but you skipped a lot of important steps! Wish you had shown them…

  • @wayneguy6043
    @wayneguy60433 жыл бұрын

    No protection? Amature

  • @JohnC-kc5uh
    @JohnC-kc5uh2 жыл бұрын

    He bought 2 jugs of overly prices BLEACH, buy wal mart brand bleach and mix 3 parts to 1 water and add a little dish soap. 2 to 3 dollars beats 24 to 30 dollars any day. Just saying

  • @cupima
    @cupima3 жыл бұрын

    Boring and beaten to poll

  • @minnesotajack1
    @minnesotajack12 жыл бұрын

    Boy…having watched about 6 deck restoration videos now, I can definitively say that the commenters are some of the biggest a-holes on KZread.

  • @sumitomoO0O
    @sumitomoO0O8 ай бұрын

    Crazy, you didnt show the most important part, what a waste of my time

  • @user-vf6ru8gm9p
    @user-vf6ru8gm9p3 ай бұрын

    So you cleaned the deck and that repaired it. Big thumbs down.

  • @Kamikaze3557
    @Kamikaze35579 ай бұрын

    Oh how depressing, cookie cutter houses. Couldn’t even get into the purpose of the video.

  • @krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975
    @krakenwoodfloorservicemcma59752 жыл бұрын

    Decks are useless. Remove it.

  • @artv4nd3l4y
    @artv4nd3l4y2 ай бұрын

    Anything ya don't want dead, make sure ya water it down. LMAO

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