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 ...

Q. We have an Ipe hardwood deck that was installed about eight years ago. We just love the reddish-brown color. The first couple summers we coated it with Messmer's U.V. Plus, natural color. The color ...

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Hi All, Last w/e I power washed my ipe deck. All the mildew and mess is gone, yay! So now I want to oil it (with Cabot’s Australian Timber Oil) to restore the original, lovely dark brown color. But am ...

The basics of refinishing a deck are pretty straightforward: Strip, clean, stain, repeat. It’s a tough chore that might take you several days to complete, one you’ll have to do every few years to keep ...

If you’re planning to build a wooden deck this summer, you may have noticed that choosing a decking material has become much more difficult than ever before. Just a few years ago the only option was ...