I have an 8-foot raised deck. I am going to strip the top horizontal
floor, then brighten it. Then I'll clean (w/ oxygen bleach) the rest of
the deck, including the undersides. Finally I will stain it with Defy
Epoxy Wood Stain (Cedar tone).

Question:
-Assuming I don't care about the color underneath the deck, do I need to
seal the undersides of the deck & steps, including all the joists
underneath the deck (perpendicular to my house), or can I just clean
them and leave it alone since the sun doesn't hit it, etc.?

If I need to seal underneath the deck, I'll need to order more Defy
stain/sealer...

Tnx

"G" wrote in message
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I have an 8-foot raised deck.
If I need to seal underneath the deck, I'll need to order more Defy
stain/sealer...

You don't "have" to do it. PT will last for many years with no treatment.
In my case, I put a concrete pad below the deck and we use it for sitting in
the shade a lot now. I stained to strictly for appearances, not for
longevity.

In article %g48g.5091$Rf6.1660@trndny05, says...

"G" wrote in message
. ..
I have an 8-foot raised deck.
If I need to seal underneath the deck, I'll need to order more Defy
stain/sealer...

You don't "have" to do it. PT will last for many years with no treatment.
In my case, I put a concrete pad below the deck and we use it for sitting in
the shade a lot now. I stained to strictly for appearances, not for
longevity.



Thanks!!! That's about what I figured...I called up SaverSystems (they
sell Defy) and the guy said the same thing, that it's not really
necessary to seal the undersides. I'll probably just clean it for now,
but not stain it. And if we ever decide to close off the area, I'll take
care of it at that time.

(My deck is PT btw)