Decking restain

hi sorry if this is in the wrong section

We had some raised decking built outside our patio doors a few years ago,istained it with ronseals decking stain,the one that uses a foam pad on the end of a pole,i coated it once and then a second time the day after,it looked very nice.
Come winter it was starting to peel off so when the dry weather came again i sanded it all down,cleaned it with a decking cleaner and the next day restained it but only once,again after some six months its all peeling or flaking off
Has anyone experienced this and if so any advice would be most welcome,the ronseal product is very expensive and carries a 5 year guarantee against this sort of thing!

any ideas?

 

Don't use stain use the ronseal decking oil :thumb:

What type of wood is it ?

 

I'd complain to ronseal if its guaranteed for 5 years

 

Hi martd 77, I also use Decking oil, You could jetwash the stain off and start again, Complain to ronseal also, but whatever you do there's still hard work ahead for you :( Good Luck with whatever you decide to do..... Dee..

 

I hate doing treatments of decking, unlike say a door window or similar, it always retains moisture by its nature.

i would sudgest sugar soaping, sanding down, then two coats of sadolin classic, brushed not rolled possibly a drop of owatrol oil.

Sadolin classic is a 'thin' coating and really soaks in without causeing a slippy surface.

I never use any ronseal products, for woodstain of any outdoor timberwork, sadolin or silkens gives a better longer lasting finish.

 

Paul as an observation oil would be my preference for wood under foot. Not only for appearance but it tends to work with the wood rather than covering it. If water is drawn from underneath the naked decking plank it can rot underneath the top coat of stain.

 

Bm, true but sadolin classic is a microporus coating. The timber can thus breathe and moisture is therfore able to evaporate.

 

:thumb:What's it like for scuffs and scraypes, I went for the oil as you can give quite alot of foot abuse :D

 

Its very good,

http://www.sadolin.co.uk/professional/products/landscapegarden/classic/index.php

Cabot AT oil is very good aswell expensive though!!.

http://www.woodcareuk.com/products/products.html

 

Cheers Paul :thumb:

 

Cabot stockist,

http://www.cedaroutdoors.co.uk/doSearch.aspx?searchterms=cabot&gclid=CIuo85_UwpUCFQtStAodnSWRxA

 

Thanks to you all i have complained to ronseal and had no answer,i was careful in my preparation,the wood was bare pretreated decking the stuff you buy in b and q,i didnt use the oil because i liked the idea of been able to put the stain on with the pad,saw the ad on tv.
One thing i dont like is it is very slippy in this wet weather and yes it looks like ill be getting the jet washer out to remove it all,what a pain,the spindles took ages to paint!
Pro guard
ill take a look at sadolin ill not be using ronseal anymore,in money terms thats cost me £125,for the stain.
bm you a scooby fan?were you at the colin mcrae event the other week where all the scoobys lined up to make his name "colin" out of their cars? my mate at work was he said it was some sight

 

Hi martd77, when i Treat my decking I used a Sweeping brush , Sven done it on TV and it worked brilliantly, ...Dee..

 

I wd really trust ProGard advice if you want to go for the coating again, he knowshis business.

Personally I prefer oil for outdoor (and often indoor) wood unless it is painted, mostly becuase it's easy to "install" and easy to mantain, and keeps the look more natural (and the feeling underfoot, but microporous coating are very nice too).

Also, some resinous or oily woods (like teak, and even iroko or pitch pine) tend to repel coatings because they are so rich of their own greasy stuff. So you paint them, all seems allright, you go back after a while scratch with a fingernail, and the damn stuff comes off. In those cases oil is really the easiest and most satisfactory option.

 

Yeah I agree with Ivory to trust Pro he knows what he's talking about. Good luck with the complaint and the stain removal