Bringing your Composite Deck Back to Life | HouseSmarts - Episode 212

Composite decks have emerged as a durable alternative to your standard wooden deck, but like all things outdoors, it is susceptible to wear and tear over the years. If you need to bring some life back to your composite deck this summer, Lou has the perfect product to accomplish that!

composite decking vs wood
cleaning your composite deck
maintaining composite decking
rustoleum rocksolid deck refresh

[shrondabaylor]

Looks like another great product to buy!
But isn't that why we purchased composite decking in the first place as to "not have to" stain our decks again! 🤪

[shellyc]

Ok yes!!!! This transformed my deck!! My deck was like a faded out redwood color.. I bought the Brown composite color and it made the deck look completely new! I bought brown hoping it would change the color from red and it did!! Make sure you mix the stain though!! I made a mistake by just shaking the can thinking it’d mix but you need to stir it with a stir stick!!!! I would 💯 recommend this!!

[griefonenyc]

This stuff transformed my faded redwood Trex deck. The thing was weathered and not very well maintained at ALL, and now it looks phenomenal. Highly recommend. And like he says, it's not a coating. It's a stain that gets absorbed by the boards. Probably need to reapply every couple years or so.

[geoffseymour]

Can you paint it a different colour? Thanks

[Reincarnation]

OMG! This is exactly what I need. Thank you!

[J_PIK]

I made the mistake of pressure washing my Trex deck then not doing anything else after because I believed the myth. By February the following year, not even six months later, my deck was green from mold and mildew. Definitely going this route with whatever brand the Lowe’s has here.

[shellyc]

I bought this stuff for our composite deck because I thought the deck looked super faded and bad at the house we just bought.. but then I pressure washed it and it looks new!! I’m about to put the deck refresh stain on though because I bought it! I’ll let you guys know if it makes a difference!!

[jhleerph]

If your composite deck is not the same color as one of four options, will that drastically change the color of your deck??

[artdaneke]

I did one coat and it came out really great. My question is-- can I apply a second coat?

[YokomoHoyo]

Pressure wash and skip the first two steps.

[TomandDarlene]

First year after applying two coats, the deck looked great. One year later there are a lot of black spots showing through. Can you comment on this. Is it advisable to give another coat

[richgardner]

Can I change the color of my composite uncapped deck boards

[wvriv]

I have a timber tech redwood color, with some darker grain highlights, about 20 years old. It has a white haze from the sun. But looks great when it's wet. By using a red wood tone refresher, will it cover the wood grain highlights? I really don't want to completely cover the deck like a solid stain. I want a transparent type of sealer that brings back the original look. If that's even possible.

[americ]

I thought bleach was also a big no no? Is it advised to put a sealer after cleaning?

[stevestone]

I applied rock solid stain, brown, and it didn’t dry evenly, there are some spots that dried reddish vs brown

[tdangelo]

Have a small burn on a resysta garden table was trying to figure out a way to repair/seal preserve it?

[emedlock]

I tried this and although it really made the deck look newer, the Brown Tone Deck Refresh ended up being wayyyy more orange than I like ... now I really hate it. What can I do? My deck was a dark smoky brown and now it's orange- reddish. Ugh!! Please anyone any advice??

[johnphelps]

It's plastic, so how does it soak in?

[edtorres]

Can i change the color! Example from light beige to charcoal gray?

[jhleerph]

Any suggestions on how to apply on the railings?