Our Stains Are the Solution to EASY Future Maintenance!

“Ease of Maintenance” addresses the future care of a deck or wood surface and is the bane of most homeowners. One of the most common phrases of homeowners who attempt future maintenance, and even contractors who give this service a try, is “I’ll never do that again.”

This is also one of the most important features of a deck or wood coating that most manufacturers simply “miss” on. The neanderthal thinking and “Home Improvement” (Tim Allen comedy) mentality of durability over everything else is backwards. While durability is a desired feature and extremely important to a coating, “Ease of Maintenance” is significantly more important.

Not having to start over or repeat the same process every two or three years is huge. Durability usually means that a coating will dry closer to the surface, called a film-forming coating, and creates more of a shell over the surface. These coatings can be extremely difficult to maintain. If this is a deck, then a dog’s nails or a scrape of the furniture and the coating is scratched and removed, exposing the wood. If these coatings are not maintained and left to wear unevenly then future maintenance is not an option. The worn areas will not match the areas that are still intact, in most cases. Folks apply these types of stains because of internet reviews and the biased store and salesperson selling a specific brand or type of stain or coating. This frustrates deck and wood structure owners a great deal and in today’s environment choose to go to composite or other engineered, low-maintenance products. Most composites offer a 25- year warranty and yet wood surfaces, properly maintained and cared for, will last 25 years and beyond as well. You just can’t deny the beauty of the natural wood!

So, what does “Ease of Maintenance” really mean and how does that apply to my wood surfaces? There are many products in the market that will penetrate and “go into” the wood.

When this happens, the wood can get scratched or slightly worn and you still see the same color and not the actual wood. Rather obviously, these are called “penetrating” stains and coatings, as opposed to the previously mentioned “film-forming” coatings. In the future, as these coatings are worn out, the surface diminishes but does not go away. Future maintenance requires just a light cleaning to remove dirt, debris, and organic growth like algae, mold, and mildew. Then you simply reapply your same coating and enjoy the result and “Ease of Maintenance.” Basically, you are “refreshing” the appearance and by “maintaining the original coating, you do not have to reinvent the wheel each time this is done.

How does this apply to Deck Restoration Plus Deck & Wood Stain?

How does this apply to Deck Restoration Plus Deck & Wood Stain? Traditionally these coatings only existed using specific oil-based coatings. Note, not all oils are penetrating, some are film-forming. This is the same for water-based stains, however, most water-based stains and coatings are film-forming. This is where Deck Restoration Plus Deck & Wood Stain leads the industry with the best PENTRATING water-based stain in the industry. With our revolutionary technology we have created a product that works like an oil-based stain.

At the end of the day, we have explained the differences and the features of a great deck and wood stain for your wood surfaces. Deck Restoration Plus Deck & Wood Stain checks all the boxes mentioned here and is the best solution for your wood surfaces for many reasons that include “Ease of Future” maintenance.