Wood Decks & Fences Protection

How to clean and pressure wash a small deck with minimal tools. This is a pretty good demonstration for any DIY. He does require a fair amount of elbow grease to compensate for using a low pressure power washer. However, the staining techniques in this video are extremely labour intensive.

How to fix bleach damage on wood deck. Sometimes it's necessary to use bleach in order to remove mould or other contaminents. However, bleach will also destroy wood fibres which can cause a lot of extra work. This is a great example of that.

This video is a good example of how to remove algae with really good equipment, as opposed to using hand help pump sprayers. They also demonstrate some good pressure washing techniques.

Removing an existing coating of stain can be tedious as well as dangerous. Aside from the products, these guys have the skills and obviously take pride in their work.

Really good explanation of the cleaning process. A lot of insightful tips to avoid problems. His pressure washing techniques are far above average.

This is a great example to demonstrate that washing wood using only water will not remove algae.

Really good video to show what possible damages a pressure washer can do to wood.

Good explanation of the wood brightening process using oxalic acid based products.

Very good explanation of the wood brightening process.

Quite often, even well constructed decks need a little carpentry. Depending on the the type of lumber, if the wood piece ever lifts up, you may be able to push it down using this technique.

How to replace a rotten piece of deck board. From the removal to installtion, it's a really good example.

Using a large orbital sander on a deck floor. Great instructions and wonderful demonstration.

When stain strippers and orbital sanders won't remove a tough stain, using a grinder is a great and fast option.

Sanding deck ballusters. This is the least expensive method of sanding ballusters that will consume the more time. However, it is recommended to start out learning hand sanding before using a tool like this to fully understand what machines can do.

Sanding hand railings with drill grinder. This is an inexpensive method of sanding and is a little dangerous, especially for beginners.

Deck floor sanding with belt sander. If you don't have access to a larger floor sander or you want to save money, belting sanding would be an option for any DIY.

Sanding several layers of solid stain off a deck floor. This guy is a sanding champ! This is only recommended for people who are super comfortable using a grinder, otherwise this can create a lot of damage.

Sanding and removing loose paint or solid stain from deck ballusters. Good information and very clean process.

Excellent staining techniques can be learned here. This is how every wood deck floor should be stained. However, we have a strong opinion on their use of products for this particular lumber and would not recommend it.

Good explanation of oiling an ipe deck using Penofin. Some great questions are answered in this short clip.

Brush vs. Roller vs. Sprayer. Overall very good short video. However, spraying can cause damage on items that are not covered!

Multi tone solid stain on a deck. Great staining tips. The small details that are mentioned make a huge difference in the final product.

Applying a solid stain on deck ballusters and handrails. Caulking materials will vary but the detailed explanation of the staining process is excellent.

Using a pump sprayer to stain a fence. Back brushing was not mentioned, but for most semi-transparent stains, it's the safer way to ensure no drips will remain.

Using an airless paint sprayer to stain a fence. Good walk through explaining the sprayer and tools. This was a very neat demonstration.

Sanding, staining and sealing a small cedar wood gate. Very straight forward video, demonstrates the process from start to finish.