Pick the best stain. Choosing the best deck stain for your project depends on a variety of factors unique to your deck. Look for a stain at your local hardware store, ...

Staining with a highly rated product from a brand like Behr, Olympic, or Valspar can spruce up and protect wood. We spend ...

When in doubt, think of your deck stain as an accent color instead of the anchor hue, and you should be good to go. Balance Out a Wrong Choice. Trust us; even the pros miss the mark sometimes.

Composite decking materials offer the look of wood without the need to stain. ... Trex is adding a new light brown color, called Saddle, to its Enhance composite decking collection, ...

Q: I had my back deck painted with DeckOver in spring 2016. A year later, in a few places, the coating started peeling off, exposing bare wood. What to do? Bethesda A: Behr, the manufacturer of ...

If you have a new wood deck, let it fully dry (or “season”) before applying a stain product. Proper dry time is anywhere from four to 12 months, depending on the time of year it was installed.

Q: Eighteen months ago I had a contractor build a wraparound deck of about 1,000 square feet with three separate levels and three sets of steps. I decided to have the deck built with the Brazilian ...