Deck stain failure after one season - dont make my mistake

I stained my back deck last August with a big box store brand semi-transparent stain. By June this year it was peeling off in sheets, looked terrible. What happened was I didn't wait long enough after pressure washing, the wood was still damp underneath. Had to sand the whole thing down with a rented floor sander, cost me 60 bucks and a full weekend. Anyone else had a stain fail that fast and have tips for a better prep routine?

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river_hall442d ago

My buddy did the same thing last year, had to redo his whole deck too.

john_singh2d ago

Yeah, "had to redo his whole deck too" - that's exactly what happened to my friend Mark. He used some cheap treated lumber from a big box store and within two years it was all warped and splitting. Trying to save a few bucks ended up costing him way more in the long run. He spent a whole weekend tearing it all apart and hauling the rotted boards to the dump. Now he's real careful about picking pressure treated stuff that's actually rated for ground contact.