Q: I just bought my first home, and I have to discover how to stain a deck. I have so many questions. For example, how do you clean a deck before you start? Is there a difference between deck stains?

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Person applying stain to a wooden deck in a backyard. - Truepixelart/Getty Images Once you have finally checked off that deck ...

Q: How should I protect my wood deck in advance of Seattle’s wet-weather seasons? A: This is a great question, especially since we (hopefully) have a few warm, sunny and dry weekends left to tackle ...

A study in Forest Products Journal says wooden decks can deteriorate considerably in just two to three years. That means sooner or later, you’ll need to refinish your deck. Pressure-treated deck ...

If you neglected to properly prep your deck or furniture before applying wood stain, you might have ended up with an ugly blotchy finish. While starting over by stripping and sanding the piece may ...