Cedar and Deck Restoration

Cedar Tone Cedar Deck

Cedar decks

have been the gold standard in decking for many years. A properly maintained deck can last 40+ years with little to no rot if done right. Trying to find someone to do the maintenance properly, and keeping a good schedule on the maintenance are the keys to success.

Your typical deck needs to be sealed every 2-5 years depending on the weather conditions, how much sun it gets how clean and dry it stays.

Services Included

• Pressure washing
• Wood brightening
• Staining

Redwood with Layers

Years ago

we didn't have cleaners to remove excess or break the seal of existing sealers. This is the result of 3 coats of a redwood stain over a 9 year period. The color builds upon itself, and becomes much too red due to the color of the wood not being reflected outward any longer.

With todays new cleaners we are much more capable of removing excess or even stripping it down to bare wood, and letting our clients start over with a new color or properly coated existing color.

Add On Services

• Board Replacement
• Chemical Strippers
• Wash underneath

Treated Wood

Well known locally

for being more suited for our region, but not known to look like a beautiful deck unless you know the right person. This treated wood deck was built in the wildwood area, and treated with a pecan wood preservative. Notice the screws that should be holding the wood down aren't visible, and everything is spaced nicely.

Spacing is KEY for any new decking! These builders that are too lazy to space your floor boards touting that the wood will shrink, don't understand today's products. Wood is kiln dried today, and when I add a wood preservative to the wood it dramatically slows the shrinking process even further.

Tiger Wood

Not well known

in the Saint Louis area, but an amazing wood with a 25 year life expectancy if you never seal it. Tiger wood gets it's name from the coloring of the wood, with oranges and whites intermingling. Tiger wood is in the "Iron Wood" family, and is so dense that if you drop it in water it sinks. It is mold and mildew resistant, too hard for insects and does not split and splinter like cedar and treated wood.

The CONS on the other hand are very few indeed. Tiger wood is priced similar to the plastic decks that are touted to be maintenance free, so it is more expensive. Many will recommend oiling rather than sealing, which in our region usually leads to way too much mildew due to our humidity.

Ipe Wood

Less common than Tiger

would be Ipe, that has been known to last 35 years without oiling. Ipe is denser than Tiger, and the color is more like a mahogany. If you have visited the AMAZING Saint Louis Zoo, and walked on any of their bridges, then you have walked on Ipe that has never been oiled because of the water underneath.

The only CON that comes to mind when thinking of Ipe is the price. While you could easily make this wood last 100 years by maintaining it, how many of us will live in a home for 100 years. Tiger and Ipe can both be ordered with grooves for invisible installation(no visible screws).