Does Liquid Rubber Work? How Long Does It Last? User Review - 2 Years Later

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You can see how to apply Liquid Rubber to wood here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJO8hoWpe9pnm6s Liquid Rubber Smooth Deck Coating (Amazon Ad) - amzn.to/2XI1i7M Liquid Rubber Textured Deck Coating (Amazon Ad) - amzn.to/3y35vVW

[@Bbbbbbbbbbb-f1w]

I love follow ups and wonder why other KZbinrs don’t do the same…. Yea, very few do.

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Me too. I should actually look at some of my other videos to see if they need it. :)

[@joannadzierzawski1443]

I really appreciate your original video of the application process (I over think everything & worry about doing things wrong & I'm a perfectionist - so the visual is amazing) + the follow up 2 years later. It's wonderful for a female like myself trying to figure out DIY @ home stuff. I have a new construction (done by myself + friends) plywood deck that I need to waterproof... I live in the mountains with a LOT of snow during the winter, but also 90+ degree summers... I see you posted this 2 year follow up, 2 years ago... any updates, 4 years after the original application? - Thanks for your time!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Thanks for the nice comment! Mine is still looking the same after 4 years. But, we only get a few days below freezing a year. And, never any snow sitting on it. BUT, the company that makes this is Canadian. Which makes me think it must work in snow. :)

[@joannadzierzawski1443]

@@AbbottsAtHome I actually called Liquid Rubber to ask them some questions & they said it's not meant to be a roof deck, not meant to be walked on and they do not recommend using It for such application. Since mine is a very big deck and does sit in snow with cold temps, I went with a company that the contractors use in my area but that's so great yours still looks new!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Hi! I'm guessing they must have misunderstood you. They also sell a roofing product, not meant for walking. I used the deck coating. This wording is directly from their website: "This premium deck coating is perfect for all deck types, including wood deck boards, plywood decks, balconies, pool surrounds, fiberglass, vinyl, and concrete." So, the product is designed to be walked on and safe on plywood decks. And, they were asking if they could promote my videos with ads last year. So, they know how I use it and liked it. But, I'm glad you found an option. Good luck with your project!

[@audiblebites553]

Thanks for the update, I’m about to use it on my deck

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You're welcome!

[@jackshea6937]

Super presentation !

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Thank you!!

[@psfgtech]

Looks great, I want to use inside condo on one room, I heard it was good

[@toml6092]

Great video, thanks for the good review

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Thanks, Tom!

[@mikaylavaracalli6284]

Does it help keep the floor cool? I’m looking for a product to paint on my patio stairs to prevent my kids’ feet from burning!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Ouch! I know how that is. They actually make a "cool foot" coating too. Here it is on Amazon: amzn.to/3SUYYGZ Good luck!!

[@johnkimble2361]

can you apply this to a outdoor porch that has already been painted with oil paint?

[@AbbottsAtHome]

I'd call their 1-800 number on a weekday. They're really good at answering questions like this. Good luck!

[@aevan8tor]

How waterproof is it? Thinking of using this on a deck with a seating area beneath

[@AbbottsAtHome]

I have a shed under that deck. It’s always dry. Even when we get crazy tropical rains with sideways wind. 👍

[@rogerbranch9248]

Looks awesome

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Thank you!!

[@TooFly357]

When dry, does it feel grippy or does it have increased friction?

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Hi! It doesn't feel "grippy". It feels like you wouldn't slip on it though.

[@Kimlovesjesus101]

Does anyone know if it will help for slipping like non skid? Trying to help a handicap individual. Thanks.

[@AbbottsAtHome]

It comes in a smooth or textured version (non-slip). 😊

[@Kimlovesjesus101]

@@AbbottsAtHome thank you appreciate you writing back 💕

[@dockersfavs3110]

Do you know if you can apply this liquid rubber on top of an existing cleaned coating?

[@AbbottsAtHome]

I think you can. You probably need to prime the existing coat for better adhesion. I'd call the 1-800 number on the product. I've called it before and they were actually pretty helpful. :)

[@warrengauthier4699]

Did you primer the plywood or just apply the rubber directly?

[@AbbottsAtHome]

I applied their primer before applying the liquid rubber. 👍

[@rogerrabbit8756]

How did you do around the posts? Just paint up them a few inches or is there caulking there. Thx

[@AbbottsAtHome]

I caulked the gap to create a flat surface, then covered that with the textile and applied the Liquid Rubber a few inches up.

[@rogerrabbit8756]

@@AbbottsAtHome thank you

[@harpalsinghbatalvi7011]

I have deck size 10x24 So any idea how many gallon need $?

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Hi! 1 Gallon covers 40 square feet. You have 240 square feet. So, you'd need 6 gallons. They sell it in 4 gallons and 1 gallon sizes. You can see more FAQs about it here: amzn.to/3ryccyt

[@sarahturps1384]

Can bleach be used to clean it?

[@AbbottsAtHome]

I'm not sure. I'd worry that it might lighten the color. Call the Liquid Rubber 1-800 number. They actually are really helpful. :)

[@ron6126]

Is the surface slick when it is wet?

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Not really. It’s the same slipperiness as wood decking. 👍

[@StanleyPasqualeHolt]

Did you add rubber pieces, sand, or anything else to give it additional grit? I'm planning to use this in a high traffic area and need to make sure it's a non-slip surface. @@AbbottsAtHome

[@sbeddo1]

Would this be safe to be the inside floor of a chicken coop?

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Actually, I think that’s a great idea!! It would make cleaning way easier while preserving the wood. 👍👍

[@IWH8023]

Scrub with the broom!

[@JerryCalvert-x9u]

I've researched this topic a bit and here is the gist on liquid rubber; Out of all of the products as such, liquid rubber is the least toxic of them all. It's safe and doesn't off gas. It's versatile, easy to handle, low costs, insect proof, water proof, air tight. Some brands are better than others too. For example, instead of buying that pressure treated lumber to build with, use non pressure treated lumber and coat it with liquid rubber building up the layers to 100mil thick. For example, building a pole barn. Your barn will now last forever and a day because you coat the posts before they go in the ground. Just the area that is in the ground or exposed to the elements. Now the rest of your structure is safe and clean and non toxic for you, your animals and your family. You can also use it for posts embedded in concrete as a barrier between the wood and cement so that it won't rot the posts. I could go into too many details on here like writing a book about it, but I think you get the idea. There is only one major way that wood rots and that's from it getting wet and drying and then getting wet and drying and then getting wet and drying etc. That's it. It's microbes. But of it stays dry always and protected from UV, or if it stays fully emersed in water always, then it will never rot away. Either or, but not both. It will last forever and a day. This product ensures that it does and is the safest of all the options. Cheers!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

So much good info. Thanks for sharing!!

[@JerryCalvert-x9u]

​​@@SeamlessFab Well, that's quite a statement you've made there. Sounds rather personal. Actually wood is of course an excellent material to be used with glue, that's why people have been gluing together wood working projects since glue was invented and even before when they used pitches. These days some glues are so strong that the wood will break apart during strength tests long before the glue ever loses its bonds, such as Titebond III glue. And that's also why the industry makes engineered lumber, LVL and Glulam Beams literally for structural purposes that exceed codes. Liquid Rubber isn't actually "rubber" by the way. It's a very special product with some amazing properties in it. One of its features is that it is elastic, just like rubber. Which means that any shifting or swelling and contracting isn't enough to breaks its bonds. Building up several layers, about 60-100mil thick creates a rubber like sleeve over the post which is 100 percent water proof. This is all that is required to protect the wood because it has long since been known that it is actually microbes that rot away wood and that can only happen if the wood gets wet and dries and then is continuously going through the cycle of getting wet and drying over and over again. If the wood stays fully submerged at all times never to dry then it will never rot away. Or if the wood never sees moisture then it if will never rot away either. This fact has been proven during tests over the decades longer than I've ever been alive. It is a very well known fact by now. I trust these studies. Many of these studies were conducted by lumber companies, wood processing plants, corporations that are responsible for creating the various types of wood preservatives and also by U.S. government and agriculture departments and they keep up with the industry as it changes. I don't just go into anything blind if I can help it. Also one should note that there are many different variations of the same type of products too and some are better than others and have slightly different chemical makeups in their compounds that give it different advantages over its competitors. Some work better than others and understanding this is important too. Also I take into consideration the climate the product is being used in. For me I'm 8,500 feet up into the mountains where it is very dry. My soil is type 2, very dry and sandy and silty, not clay, it is so hard below a foot that you'd think you're digging into solid rock and many times you are. It's fully of basalt rock which is volcanic and more dense than granite. This desert sees about 7 inches of precipitation in an entire year which means it's bone dry. There are posts in the ground out here without any pressure treatments that still look like new that were set before you or I were born. I've peaked behind the walls at these very old structures and in fact, where I am, there are literally mud brick houses that were built in the 1600s out here made literally of nothing exceed this vary soil and a little straw with a bit of local timber. Speaking of the timber I'm using, it's not pressure treated anything. It's local wood out of the mountains here, Doug Fir beetle kill which is some of the strongest and best wood to build with. So for me, this is the right choice based on all of the research that I have conducted and relying on all of that which others have also done, all of that real world information that is readily available to anyone and everyone who wants it for the asking. I studied for over four years before I began building a single thing. I talked with engineers and I traveled and examined real structures, all of their underpinnings and framing techniques and some were very surprising actually. To me there is no better proof than what works in the real world and what has stood up to the test of time in various climates in various parts of the entire world over the centuries. And with each location may be required to adapt with a new technique for constructing in that particular area. Soil type has a LOT to do with it too. I can tell you that if for whatever reason this idea was not going to work than my solution would be very simple, I'll simply pour concrete piers instead of planting my posts in the ground, and then I'd attach my posts to the concrete piers with wet set steel braces that are specially engineered for such a purpose and that would last for the next 100 years without any issues or maybe even longer. How do I know that? Once again it's proven by structures that are built this way that have been standing for this long or longer and they are all over the nation and in other countries as well. I know of an award winning mod century modern one in Canada that would amaze you. Well, it amazing all the very experienced building, architects and civil engineers that explore it anyway. Perhaps I am a "novice", but I do at least know two important things: 1) There is no such thing as a perfectly built structure. It just does not exist anywhere in the world. 2) Everything has its advantages and disadvantages. With that being said, I've seen more and more evidence that this product is a special product that will most definitely work for these purposes, but I have seen no evidence whatsoever at all that such a product, if applied correctly, has ever failed to perform it's intended function, purpose or design. It is used for flat roofing systems as the primary component that sits under more harsh conditions that even inside the ground such as UV rays, wind, rain, snow, sleet, hail, debris, feet and equipment trampling on it, animals picking at it, weight and shifting about, even pools of water standing on it for long periods of time. And it is proven and holds up with little maintenance needed. This video here is just one more proof in the fold that shows you that it actually works. Anyway, of you still don't believe all of that then I suppose you don't believe anything. But please don't act as if you know it all and we out here are just some ignorant, incompetent, idiotic do nothing's.

[@Rashnak66]

liquid rubber wont protect untreated wood from ground rot. Ignore this guy, buy pressure treated wood for any wood that touches dirt.

[@erwinvangrinsven9345]

If you want more kids, use liquid rubber😀

[@AbbottsAtHome]

I'm not sure that would work. 🤔

[@hfrt29]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@chuckstevenson6846]

What is the name and who sells it

[@EvilMaxWar]

There are links in the description

[@thrivingcreator]

Do you think this product would produce a good result if applied to standard treated lumber deck boards (5/4" x 6") instead of plywood?

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Yep, I think it's more often used as a deck board coating. :)

[@thrivingcreator]

@@AbbottsAtHome Thanks!

[@gailhutchison464]

What brand is it

[@AbbottsAtHome]

The brand is actually Liquid Rubber. You can see it on Amazon here: Liquid Rubber Smooth Deck Coating - amzn.to/2XI1i7M Liquid Rubber Textured Deck Coating - amzn.to/3y35vVW

[@chrisdufour-dw3nw]

Do you think this product would work on the plywood surface of my outdoor skateboard ramp?

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Maybe! But I don't know for sure. Sorry. Interesting idea though!

[@TheMahoneydanny]

I'm looking into options to kind of restore a 16x10 deck and wondered if you all would recommend this as an option over things like behr deck restore and other products along that line?

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Good question. I'm not sure how this works over another product. But, Liquid Rubber has a great customer service line. They're always happy to help.

[@pondacres]

I like it! Is your deck fully level, or does it have a slight slope to shed water? I'm looking into this liquid rubber stuff as a quick & dirty method to seal up a flat shed roof...or more like it will be flat once I demo the gambrel roof it has now. If I could get at least 2 years out it unit we scrap this shed entirely and build a new one elsewhere on our property, it would be great!

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Hi! My deck is slightly pitched to drain water out the open side. I think this could get you a few years, at least, on a flat roof. Try to put a drip edge on it too. That’ll protect the bottom. 👍

[@pondacres]

@@AbbottsAtHome nice, thx!

[@davemayer7392]

Can I use this on a wood shed floor to waterproof it and use it for my compact tractor to drive on it?

[@AbbottsAtHome]

I'm going to say yes. But, if the tractor has sharp rocks sticking out of the tread, it may scratch up the surface. It'll require maintenance, just like anything else.

[@devagyakapoor4233]

Is rubber coating successful inside wooden work as air insulation in container? Can it replace foam insulation?

[@AbbottsAtHome]

I don’t think it would be good for insulation. It’s just a good waterproofing material. It can be used to line planter boxes to protect the wood from moisture. But, I wouldn’t rely on it for insulation.

[@anilphilip546]

Our concrete front door step has broken tiles. Do you recommend this product on concrete front step?

[@AbbottsAtHome]

They have a concrete sealant. But, if you want the front step to look great, I’d install new tile, decorative stone, or brick. 👍

[@anilphilip546]

@@AbbottsAtHome We installed the tile ourselves about 8 years ago on the front door concrete step and it's all broken up now. It is an eyesore. Since we live in the Chicago suburbs and the winters are cold, someone said that it breaks up but I don't believe that. Decorative stone sounds nice. Do you have any examples of it? I will also look around the internet. Great that you were able to do this house project by yourself.

[@bradythompson9669]

Hello, Thanks for the video's, I am about to do my deck with this stuff also. Just a had a quick question, what did you use to edge the deck on the side we can't see. Did you use any kind of drip edge or flashing?

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Hi! That deck sticks about 2” off the wall under it. I used the Liquid Rubber Textile to wrap that overhang and the joint where the wall meets that deck. Then I applied the Liquid Rubber. 👍

[@azanabili]

Can you provide a link to the product?

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Here you go: amzn.to/2XI1i7M

[@organogold8]

Great follow up video 😊 thank you for you time.

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You are so welcome!

[@thomasthompson3967]

Is this product paintable?

[@AbbottsAtHome]

I did paint over the Liquid Rubber on the walls and it’s held up perfectly. But, I don’t know if that would work on a surface that gets foot traffic. But Liquid Rubber is available in many colors. 👍

[@pc7225]

Very nice follow up ❤

[@AbbottsAtHome]

Thank you!

[@lbsmith44]

Thank you for the review

[@AbbottsAtHome]

You’re welcome!

[@PNWLiving1725]

I was thinking of using this under my deck to catch water and allow water to go to a gutter. I'm trying to price things out

[@AbbottsAtHome]

This might be too pricey for something you won't see or stand on. I think there's a spray called "flexseal" maybe that might work, depending on how much you need.

[@boobsax]

How do you think it would work well for steps?

[@AbbottsAtHome]

I don't see why not. It's holding up really well for me. I would definitely use the textured version on steps though. :)