PROTECTING YOUR WOOD PRODUCTS
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| WOOD NATURALLY DECAYS, WARPS AND SPLITS OVER TIME AND CAN BECOME UNSIGHTLY FOR YOU AND YOUR VISITORS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PROTECT YOUR OUTDOOR WOOD PRODUCTS TO ENSURE A MUCH LONGER LIFE SPAN AND BEAUTY. OVER TIME, SEASONAL ELEMENTS WILL TAKE AWAY FROM THE LIFE AND BEAUTY OF ALL OUTDOOR WOOD PRODUCTS. MOISTURE IN WOOD DURING FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW SMALL CRACKS TO EXPAND, LATER CAUSING EXCESSIVE SPLITTING IN THE WOOD. THIS WILL ONLY WORSEN OVER TIME. WHEN WOOD IS NOT TREATED AND IS EXPOSED TO LONG DRY CONDITIONS, IT WILL CAUSE WOOD TO SHRINK, TWIST AND WARP OVER TIME. DURING MOIST AND HUMID CONDITIONS, SUCH AS LATE SPRING AND EARLY SUMMER MONTHS, MOLD AND ALGAE WILL FORM ON THE WOOD CAUSING DECAY, ROT AND WOOD DETERIORATION. THIS WILL ALSO CREATE A FOOD SOURCE FOR TERMITES AND OTHER INSECTS IF NOT PROTECTED. DEPENDING ON THE WOOD TYPE, ENVIRONMENT AND EXPOSURE, YOU SHOULD PREPARE A PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOR YOUR OUTDOOR WOOD PRODUCTS. IF YOUR DECK HAS BEEN STAINED IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO WEATHER SEAL YOUR DECK AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR TO PRESERVE THE BEAUTY AND LIFE OF YOUR DECK OR FENCE. CEDAR CONTAINS A NATURAL OIL WHICH OFFERS GREAT NATURAL PROTECTION. HOWEVER, IF LEFT UNTREATED TOO LONG, IT WILL EXPERIENCE ALL OF THE OCCURRENCES LISTED ABOVE AS THE OILS WILL EVENTUALLY SEEP OUT OF THE WOOD. APPLYING AN OIL BASED STAIN AND WEATHER SEALER IS THE BEST OPTION. WATER BASED PRODUCTS SUCH AS PAINTS AND STAINS CAN TRAP IN MOISTURE CAUSING THE WOOD TO ROT AND DECAY. APPLYING AN OIL BASED PRODUCT WILL ALLOW WATER TO BEAD UP AND EVAPORATE. |
| BEFORE PRESSURE WASHING |
| AFTER PRESSURE WASHING |
| AFTER PRESSURE WASHED, STAINED AND SEALED |
