Tips to Winterize Your Deck
In order to protect your investment and ensure that your deck or covered decks are in good shape next spring, the following steps should be taken to protect your deck through the winter. The easiest and most important thing that can be done to protect your deck or covered decks is to keep water from damaging the wood.
- As soon as autumn weather comes, remove all leaves and other debris from your deck. These can build up and cause standing water on your deck. Cleaning your deck with a formulated deck cleaner removes dirt and other hard-to-see debris.
- Consider putting a cover on your deck to protect the wood from rain and other debris.
- Apply a water repellent finish to your deck. This will prevent winter ice and snow from being absorbed by the wood and causing warping and cracking in your deck. This is something you can do yourself or contact a deck expert to have a professional take care of it.
- When getting your deck ready for winter, you may also want to move around any planters or small pieces of furniture you have on the deck. This will help prevent staining.
- It is also important to clean any mildew as soon as you notice it. Allowing the mildew to stay on the deck through the winter can warp and damage your wood.
- Following these simple steps will protect your deck investment and ensure that you will be able to enjoy your deck or covered decks for years to come.
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