How To Clean And Stain A Deck

[@ryancole3058]

As someone watching this to learn how to power wash for the first time, I'm actually really appreciative that you left in the part where you were careless with the pressure/direction. I hear lots of people *mention* the start/stop lines, going against the wood grain, etc. but to actually see it gives me a great impression of what to avoid. Thanks so much for keeping the footage!

[@theshecamel9126]

Nice job, I just finished my deck, it had been stain before about 12 years ago in bad shape, so I cleaned it with 30-seconds cleaner and pressured washed the dark spots let it dry for 1 week then hand brushed it with a paintbrush ( I see the sprayer would have been better), it took about 3 days to fully dry. The results are amazing looks like a new deck and I am in my late 60's and a woman!!!! I also cleaned the house with 30-second cleaner it had that green algae on it and the gutters, I have a pump sprayer and on full force sprayed the gutters with it and the house. By the time I got the hose to rinse it all off it was clean no brushing no scrubbing, unbelievable looks like a new house.

[@djamerson7928]

Which 30-Second cleaner did you use?

[@Daniel-xg3ul]

I just used 30 second cleaner on the sides of my house. I'm now painting my doors and trim, then I'm going to use the 30 second cleaner on my deck. After that I'm going to stain it.

[@noahwolfgram4743]

I took a big surface sander to my deck (one on wheels you can use while standing behind. Can rent from Home Depot). This smooths the surface (no mor splinters), levels it a bit, and gets rid of the dirt you miss with the pressure washer. Works wonderfully

[@paulorr9262]

I think this is the best idea.

[@Kail174ru]

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[@Mote.]

Just the result of the power washer alone is satisfying

[@nathanwalters7790]

Love it when a guy can say, this is something that I would do differently next time. (Power washer strokes) Great result! You have a fan in me.

[@lorienray6216]

The stain sprayer impressed me, I have been dreading this as my painful disease does not allow me to stand very long. I cannot wait to buy one as we have paint projects inside too.

[@benjaminthompson6558]

I work for Stanley Steemer. I spend a lot of time in the summers cleaning decks all over Michigan. If anyone ever needs a good even cleaning, definitely consider giving your local company a call and at least have them come look at it for free. Our process is fairly similar, but much quicker, and avoids all of the stop/start marks

[@alexisjankowski3281]

I used Olympic deck cleaner, let it sit, then power washed. The results were beautiful! In some parts I have only power washed. But it is gorgeous. Now it’s staining time!

[@billcoley8520]

I use the same product, instead of using spray tips I use my ball valve only. 0 cuts marks using the ball valce

[@sherrymiller8167]

Did you have to wait 120 to stain

[@KnightsWithoutATable]

With stains, oils, and oil based paints wood that has been outside for more than a few months will just soak up the coating. Any wood you should wet slightly and then let dry to the touch before applying an oil based product. It opens up the pores of the wood and will allow deeper penetration and protection by the coating. You can also do a light sanding right after you wet the wood to take the raised grain down so that it won't be raised after you apply the coating.

[@icedteamama176]

How long to wait after a wash before re-stain with oil based semi transparent stains please?

[@KnightsWithoutATable]

@@icedteamama176 Until it feels dry to the touch. It varies by the wood, the humidity, and how much you wet it down. The wetting can also raise the grain up, so you might have to sand the surface down before moving on to the coating or staining.

[@stans5270]

I have just spent the last 2 days power washing my deck. I have used cleaners before power washing and cleaners after. I have concluded that if your deck is as bad as his old section, that cleaners by themselves aren't strong enough to get 100% of the mold growth off. I tried lightly power washing an area, then using a cleaner, scrubbing the cleaner in with a heavy scrub brush. After the soaking period was done, I again power washed it. This method got 90% of the growth gone. I also heavily power washed it [how he used the 10-degree nozzle] and that got about 95% of the growth off. I could have even used a stronger pressure to eliminate more growth, but that would have sacrificed the wood surface. In my case, I found that that heavy power washing before using a cleaner, and again a normal power washing to remove the cleaner worked best. Around 99% of the growth was eliminated.

[@Banhthibu00]

This is the most easy way I have ever watched recently. I used to frustrated about doing that . Thank you for your sharing

[@af6628]

The volume, explanation were clear and comparison were great

[@carsonlee7554]

It’s actually satisfying to watch him paint the deck

[@Methodical2]

I'm with you on the spraying. The Wagner sprayer was a game changer for me and I won't use a brush or roller again either, except in rare cases for those areas where I can't spray near the house. I cringed when I saw you using the 15* tip though.

[@OhsTbone37]

I truly don't understand why people are so miserable that they can see an AMAZING job like this with PHENOMENAL results and hit the dislike button. You deserve everything coming to you in life.

[@warrenlowe676]

Many reasons I can point out of how this was done incorrectly.

[@TheCHRISCaPWN]

I went out to Lowe's amd bought the dame sprayer last night based on your words. I used it today to prime and paint 6 shelves that I build for our cats. It worked amazingly, and was so fast and easy! This is the first time I've made a purchase based on 1 recommendation like that, but so far I agree, it is far worth the money! Thanks!

[@ThirdCoastCraftsman]

Yea man, I love it too!

[@johnmedina8723]

Hi Chris, great job. Have you use the power washer to remove paint stain. I have deck that need work . what's ur help on this.

[@rlfitzgerald2769]

This is awesome, especially since I work for Lowe's as well. I was looking for a video on how to clean and stain my deck and you showed me perfectly.

[@julieredmon1521]

I have that same shade on my patio. I love it and it really adds to the look of your deck. You did a great job turning that into a beautiful hang out spot.

[@edtaber5326]

You did a great job! This is the first video in a long time I didn't skip through and actually watched until the end. Good editing and clear speech.

[@victorfortin542]

I do not like to use power washer on deck, I find that what the power washer is doing in this case is actually peeling a layer of wood when wand is held this close to surface. Then when deck dries the wood is all frayed/ fuzzy and than needs to be sanded before one can apply a sealer or stain. I use a bucket of hot water with dawn dish soap and a brush, rinsing with garden hose as I go along. I even tried a old floor polisher to scrub deck with great cleaning results but it to frayed the pressure treated deck boards. So the brush on a long handle is what I found to work the best. And I do my deck at least every second year, scrub let dry a few days then apply Thompson wood sealer.

[@shipskepr1]

I power washed 800 square foot of deck ,plus railings and posts,what a difference,,,to also used rusticana,,,love the color

[@Vlad-ss5pm]

Respect for doing it right 👍. Real men do quality work

[@ThirdCoastCraftsman]

Thanks bud!

[@scottlward1]

Wow you made a really solid pitch for a power sprayer. That was quite the transformation, I can see that deck getting a lot of use now. Cheers.

[@ThirdCoastCraftsman]

I finished this project a couple weeks ago and have been enjoying the heck out of it

[@Wagner-Spraytech]

You did such a great job on this deck transformation. Awesome work with your FLEXiO 4000 sprayer!

[@derrickpatrick1206]

Nice overall deck refresh and thanks for the explaining the processes.

[@davegrier523]

I do deck repair, wash and stain in the GTA. I drive every nail on an old deck when replacing bad ones. I use a the fat end of a Japanese nail set. It is much faster than you might think and reseating the nails noticeably stiffens the structure.

[@intox69]

15 degree (yellow) or a "turbo nozzle" if included does a lot better job than the 40 degree (white) as the loss of psi is substantial. Glad to see you figured that out for yourself before you got too far. That deck came so clean, very nice.

[@googlreviews7813]

Very nice job, great video. I bought that same sprayer today to do my deck. I am using Thomson's Advanced Sealer, this is 3rd time I am using it but first time spraying it with sprayer instead of brush. I used my foam cannon to cover the deck in foam, used liquid soap, a d then powerwashed it, did that today, hope to paint tomorrow if dry. I noticed some of the stain from last application is holding strong in some spots so I didn't piwerwash to bare wood. Hope it will work well.

[@justme7303]

Thank you very much! Literally at this very moment, someone else is in my backyard doing the powerwashing of my fence but I will be doing the staining. This video was enlightening and encouraging! Thank you.

[@kylaleong-poi447]

I'm in this exact situation right now, trying to figure out the staining now!

[@deaneng8540]

Just my two cents back brush the stain if using a sprayer to work the stain into the wood. I use a deck brush on a pole and works the stain in real well and probably uses less stain. Then do a second coat before within the time frame of what it says on the can.

[@TRose-hc9pv]

You're impressed? I'M SUPER IMPRESSED!!! That looks good as new.

[@freeschaeffercox1640]

Caught yourself on your power washing technique, before the comments did. Good for you

[@jaredstarnes6668]

Recently picked up an oscillating attachment for my power washer. There are no streaks and the stain comes off twice as fast. Can't recommend enough!

[@ThirdCoastCraftsman]

Thanks for the recommendation!

[@Torey3D]

Wow that came out so nice and seen some of the wall prep that you did with a plastic covers actually helps a lot. I was just going to use tape, Thanks again!

[@TheRealRorohawk]

My dad just bought the same power washer ( for cleaning wedding chairs and trailers) and I can’t recommend it enough!

[@DirtNassty]

Craftsman power washers suck... Worst thing they make tbh. Their pumps go out way too soon! Ryobi Honda from homedepot are WAY better and last way longer!

[@allenwc]

Gotta say, I was definitely surprised by the cleaner. I have used a narrow tip on my pressure washer and gotten extremely good results with no chemicals at all. On a particularly mouldy deck I used Sunlight Liquid Dish soap and got even better results. I appreciate your KZbins! Much Appreciated.

[@ceecc3108]

Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing your tips and tricks. I may have to use some of them!

[@ALEXANDRE_WILLIAM10]

Hey! My dad just finished doing this and it looks SO GOOD! My dad is thanking me for showing the video and thanking you for making this video. Im not joking!

[@stevezaitouni4629]

It’s really amazing job, I’m planning to paint my deck but I don’t know how to do it. After washing this video I’m sure that I can did a good job

[@jaywest4102]

Beautiful GWP. They are great gun dogs.

[@XroorX]

I like how you did the side railings with that black iron versus wood rails with eventual rotting balusters to tend to. I did a color semi to my deck because it was heavily discounted (Ooops section)

[@sallydavidson4471]

I've viewed numerous videos on deck staining and every one of them - except this one- states that for the best outcome you should stain each board end to end as to not get overlap marks and for the best outcome to not stain in direct sunlight as the stain will dry before being fully absorbed into the wood. It'll be interesting to see how that affects the durability over the next year or two. Didn't seem to initially know how to pressure wash the deck either!

[@toddyoder3020]

Not to be a hater, but in a year (or less) the finish will probably be peeling, flaking and coming off. With stain you have to back brush it into the wood after you spray it to get it into the wood grain, especially with water based products. Also, no matter what it says on the label, you need to apply at least 2 coats. Just a bit of advice for anyone thinking of doing the same thing.

[@stlbowfishing1661]

Todd Yoder two coats on a semi or solid color will cause peeling. Over apply one coat will also do the same thing. Agree with you on back brushing. Ok to apply with sprayer but needs to be pushed into wood

[@XCPainter]

@@stlbowfishing1661 2 coats of solid stain is highly recommended for most brands, (Proluxe Rubbol, Arborcoat, and even Behr) and I've done that countless times with great success.

[@brettsurrett4596]

​@@stlbowfishing1661 two coats is the best way to apply solid stain with a brush. Never spray stain if you're going to have to back brush.

[@sturgus1]

If you use sherwin Williams semi transparent and do two coats you will have to sand it all off. Ask one of their reps. I’m not talking about the semi solid.

[@vinhy2k]

😊😅​@@stlbowfishing1661

[@stephaniebuzzella1]

The guy who sold our house used house paint to paint our deck. I can't wait to strip it and get it looking nice this spring

[@icedteamama176]

Helpful video! How’s the stain holding up after 5 years please? You did one coat? We have a 9 yr old deck that gets a ton of afternoon sun…wondering if should re-stain (oil) or go with solid. Thanks.

[@2010stoof]

Okympic is good stuff too. Great video. With olympic you dont even need to scrub unless you have actual dirt or something

[@upsidedowndog1256]

Great job! There is a "turbo tip" available for pressure washers. It spins and is quite aggressive but it absolutely will clean anything like nothing other.

[@imuruncle27]

If your going to spray a deck always back brush ….it works the stain into the wood so much better especially rough parts of the wood and in between the boards …you gotta think of the sprayer as just the applicator… I know it takes longer but such a better job. And do carry the boards from a break to a break so do about three boards at a time fully or whatever you can keep up with then back brush. That’s how to avoid lap marks….. Painting contractor here for 40 plus years..

[@OldSchoolJules]

Exactly what we started doing today. Great video

[@williamlenoch1526]

Great job! Now it's time to find a wooden picket fence that has never been treated and show us how to refresh it with stain. We have one that is three feet high, 3 1/2 inch pickets spaced 3 inches. It's only 3 years old. Not mossy or anything, but weathered to a nice grey. Thanks in advance for any help!!

[@williamlenoch1526]

Sam, Sounds good. All but the antique part. Our fence looks fine to us, weathered naturally. But HOA says it looks like it belongs in ghost town. Don't know how they'd react to "antique". Scudders. But I thank you just the same!

[@stevekober1805]

@@williamlenoch1526 use professional grade "Restore A Deck" cleaner & brightener kit. You mix each pack in warm water a 5 gallon bucket and use a garden sprayer to apply the cleaner let it set 10-15 minutes hose It Off come back immediately and then spray the brightener on which restores the woods pH balance from the cleaner and it will look like you just built the fence and it's ready to receive and hold stain. It's a powder product that looks like laundry detergent sodium percarbonate. It foams when it activates and starts cleaning once it's sprayed on the fence or deck.

[@Codswallop58]

The part about starting and stopping ~4:30 made me laugh. I did my own deck for the first time maybe five years ago. A friend who does it for a painting company came over and was checking out my work. He saw my amateurish stop-and-start lines and said that where he works, that was a "dismissable offense." 🤣

[@Kimshi4242]

That turned out so nice.

[@molly6330]

I love your dog ❣️

[@123danks]

I’m power washing first to get the stuff off, then following up with stripper for stubborn spots. Let’s hope for the best

[@Reno-pz3kt]

Hey Chris , just watched your video man, Lowes seems to be the place to shop, they provided some excellent tools for this project. They gave you the hook ups, will definitely be visiting them

[@johnyb9884]

Would’ve loved to see the carpentry work. I would like to learn how to fix these unique problems

[@cesaraguilera1963]

I completely agree, Lowe’s would of loved it too

[@Hagop64]

Had a long time pro tell me you want to go through these steps for surface treatment 1. power wash to remove most dirt/debri/algae/mold 2. use a mold and mildew cleaner to kill all remaining mold/mildew and rinse/wash it off. 3. Use something with oxalic acid like that Valspar wood prep you have in the sprayer to restore the wood and balance the ph, (this step is not important if using a color stain.) 4 sand the surface if needed (nothing finer than 80 or 100 grit at the most) 5.then finally seal/stain. Currently about to do step 3 myself.

[@rafatrill]

I know this isn't ur kind of project but watching this helped me

[@TheDirtyBirchTrails]

Wear some knee pads man., you'll thank me when your 55 !! Good job. I always use my gas power washer on decks !!!!

[@88bradman]

Looks great! I'll be starting on mine this weekend.

[@nick34377]

A surface cleaner attachment to the power washer would have done the trick and made it super quick👌🏼

[@oldbiker57]

Doesn't a surface cleaner go against the grain when it's rotating? Will you notice the rotation marking it at all?

[@actualRocketScientist]

Looks amazing dude!

[@UriasMedia]

Great job! 👍🏽 Hitting my deck tomorrow!

[@seanhannam8872]

Nice video man. I like when he says he went to Lowes and picked up some stuff. You mean Lowes and a Valspar hooked you up with free stuff for making the video. 😂

[@SunshinewindowsAu]

Use surface cleaner with the power washer for even finish, use tips to reduce pressure below 2k psi. Deck looks heaps better great job bro

[@SilverMt.]

nice video. how did that stain look after a couple years and how long did it last before doing it again. Thanks

[@tnwhitley]

Great informative video thanks & I love seeing your beautiful doggy! 🐕

[@tnwhitley]

PS: the furniture looks really awesome including the carpet piece! Great ideas, thanks! PPS: I love shopping at Lowe’s! They give me a 10% veterans discount & I’m so glad they purchased the Craftsman line from Sears too!

[@u10201]

Thanks, great job! The result looks satisfying af

[@jonathanr4242]

No paw marks. I’m impressed.

[@fernandosalas8589]

Looks like power wash is best a lot safer for environment. Excellent job 👍.

[@J1Z06]

Liked and subscribed. You were the first video upon My search. I’m doing our deck soon as it’s ten times worse than Yours. M-D can’t do as much.. so I have to do the job. Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@kammateo]

OMG your grass!!!!!! Thanks for the video!

[@miltonmartinez6811]

How many paint layer you did? did you used blower to dry quickly after power washing or just waited a time? Thank for you answers.

[@ajarakurogetsuyobi8305]

Beautiful work good job

[@freedo64]

Which of the two cleaning products did you prefer? I ask because I picked up a sprayer and the krud kutter yesterday.

[@jimc6694]

How safe is the deck cleaner on surrounding plants? ???love how you just "throw" your fence railings.

[@Robert-Jaudon]

I can see why you like the power washer. It looks like it makes things much easier.

[@pkfan5112]

Bleach, Dish wash detergent in water is the best cleaning solution for deck especially for green stuff.

[@mohammedjassim563]

Great video, it looks amazing after what you did, I would only change the wood stain to keep more natural wood colour

[@Zap_Clips4U]

Awesome project congrats

[@Timpala44]

I always dreaded the deck power wash day until I discovered the Eveage deck scrubber attachment. Between that and 30 Second Cleaner, it cuts the time cleaning the deck by hours.

[@billytopa]

Looks great, nice footwork too 👍

[@tylerdeatherage7980]

Hello! Appreciate the video- Watched your vid step by step to know how to restore my own deck. Quick question, is that sprayer you used just a general sprayer, is it called a stain sprayer? I would like to spray mine instead of manually pain on, and I was unsure of how to find this sprayer as you did. Thanks for your help!

[@kellystevens-comstock2841]

That looks amazing.

[@eduardoacosta9383]

Great Sr, very good Job I like it , what model and brand do you used for pray it ? thank you .

[@rockm0001]

Thanks for this great video. You really helped me out with my deck.

[@extremereclusefallows5779]

Spray each board in one single pass from end to end. Also spray the gaps.

[@martinruckschlos3897]

Subscribed because of the cesky fousek

[@KAG966]

Great efforts, i recommend to put a pic before and after. Good luck pro 🤝

[@madeleiinex6592]

This is so helpful for when me and my friend are doing our decking in the spring. Not sure what good it will do as the landlord really needs to probably replace it 😂 but it will spruce it up

[@bryanh6856]

Going across the grain with the power washer gives you much better results. Choose to go 3-4 boards at a time... and work your way lengthwise. You start and stop in the crack, and you really don’t see any marks at all that way and you get a lot less fraying of the grain cause the water isn’t lifting up on the grain fibres as much.

[@anthonyvega1959]

That was kick ass man. Keep up the good work

[@TheAgentAssassin]

A pre-soak of 1 gallon of bleach and 1 gallon of water ( a splash of dawn) in a pump sprayer would make all the algae/mold come off like butter. 1/2 way through a job I didn't use bleach/water method and the algae came off like in your video , having to use a smaller strokes and a higher pressure nozzle. I went back to the bleach/water method and the algae came off again like butter using the white tip from about 6 inches off the surface.

[@bigd12ist]

i left marks on mine but i used solid cedar stain and it turned out great

[@Travelinalong5553]

looks great. we about to tackle our deck but its newly built....get a grill mat for your grill..thank you

[@vspd303]

slc crayzis thanks for the grill mat idea

[@KrakPoT13]

Thanks for the video -- how long would you say the total process took you?

[@craig_d]

Did you end up sanding prior to stain application? When I restore decks for clients i always Pressure wash, sand and then stain. I find the 3 steps are so important to achieving the best possible end results. The 40° tip also provides a nice wide fan on the spray gun for washing deckboards. How did you find the sprayer in terms of even application? I usually use a staining pad and brush to go full length board by board.

[@baseballbeast1]

I'm in the middle of Staining a deck for my buddy and the 3 steps you stated has been my exact approach to doing the job. And this is my 1st deck I've ever done. The results have been great so far. His deck hasn't been taken care of in so long due to it being his InLaws house before he moved in. I'm bringing this deck back to life. Pressure wash, Sand & Stain baby.

[@craig_d]

@@baseballbeast1 awesome!!! I swear by the 3 steps. The work that goes in the prep work is what really makes for longevity and a beautiful finish.

[@johnny310xx]

There’s nothing like sanding for clean and long lasting results!!!

[@MrDjchaz75]

Great vid. Nice work!

[@Lilliputian63]

Loving my blue Estwing hammer too!!

[@mrajj1261]

Beautiful deck I have power washer its an amazing, can you tell me the name and model of the paint sprayer???? Thanks