A wood deck is always preferred over a synthetic deck for those who want an authentic feel and great look. However, wood decks need to be properly maintained and cleaned and stained at least once a year to keep them looking good and lasting for a long time.
Reasons for roof maintenance
Throughout the year, dust, snow, rain and sun affect your terrace. Various particles lodge in small areas on the surface and can cause a lot of damage to the wood. Because a platform is flat, there is no slope for them to flow down and accumulate on the platform. The sun also hits the cover, causing the color to fade and leaving a faded cover.
How to maintain your cover
Deck maintenance is fairly simple and only needs to be done once a year. Ideally, you should seal the deck to prevent any kind of leak and then you should stain the deck. The best time to do this is during the spring. Most people end up cleaning their house during this time anyway, so the deck needs to be properly scrubbed and cleaned as well. Another advantage is that if you keep the cover on during the spring, you prepare it for the summer and winter afterwards. Since the least amount of deck damage usually occurs during this time, you’ll have a nice bright deck to put out your summer furniture and enjoy the space.
The best types of staining
There are several stain options available for wood decks. You can choose from a variety of opaque tints, semi-transparent tints, and transparent tints.
opaque stain– This type of stain is great if you want to try and cover up any marks on the platform. It also offers the best protection for wood. However, it is not as popular for people who want the deck’s natural wood grain to show through.
Semi-transparent stain: This type of stain is best recommended for those who want to provide protection to their decks but still allow the natural beauty of the wood to show through. Although this type of stain does not provide the same amount of protection as opaque stain, it does provide the deck with a reasonable amount of protection.
transparent stain: This stain is not recommended because it does not give your terrace any type of protection. Yet it fully preserves the natural beauty of wood.