Articles : Protect your decking for the winter
With harsh, low temperatures and snow forecast for the coming weeks, we may have missed the boat on this article, but you may find it interesting none the less.
We’re not affiliated with the site I’m about to mention, but it has a good article on preparing and staining your outdoor wooden decking to help protect it through the winter. Scroll down for a video with an animated American DIY pro telling you how to check if your decking currently needs protection and what you should do if it does.
One of the first tests is quite obvious but a good indicator: sprinkle some water onto your decking and if it soaks in you should look at sealing it up pretty quickly. If water gets in and freezes it can expand, damaging the timber.
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