DEAR TIM: I put my wood deck to bed for the season about a month ago. Suffice it to say I was really upset. Back in the spring I went to great lengths to clean the deck and reseal it. I purchased an ...

Q: Cleaning and sealing my deck is a tremendous amount of work, and I’m discovering I need to do it every three years. Each spring I see the expensive sealer I’ve used start to peel and flake. How ...

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Question: I have a wood deck and am really upset. Last spring, I went to great lengths to clean the deck and reseal it. I purchased an expensive semi-transparent sealer that did have a small amount of ...