How to tell if your decking need another coat of oil?
The Thirsty decking test Letting your deck go too long without applying a coat of oil is the number one reason your deck is faded in the areas exposed to the sun and rain… This doesn’t mean you should just put oil on every few months to keep your deck protected … If you oil your deck and it’s “not ready” for the oil, it’ll sit on the surface and peel off when you start to walk on it or slide furniture across it… The time you want to oil your deck is when it’s “Thirsty”... Notice that I said “Thirsty” not suffering from heat stroke! One is “hey have a little drink, you’ll be fine”, the other is “Quick, take him to emergency, he’s not going to make it!” I’ll let you work out which is which... Anyway… You want the oil to absorb into the surface adding protection, not sitting on the surface like a film waiting to peel off… So how can you tell if your deck is “thirsty”? Introducing the “Thirsty Decking Test”... When you ...