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The use of pressure treated wood is a common thing, especially in the building of external wood projects such as decks, picnic tables, porches, fences, and even vegetable gardens. Unlike the untreated wood, pressure treated wood can resist mildew, insects, and molds. Above all, treated wood can serve you for up to 40 years and …
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If you are a woodworking enthusiast or a professional, it’s likely that you are going to use a polyurethane at some point. It could be on the table top or wooden floor. Fast-drying finishes like water-based polyurethane help, especially on short timelines. So, how long does polyurethane take to dry? If that’s the finish, you are using. Well, an …
Usually, no one expects maintenance practices on composite decking. Why so? Well, these materials are strong and expected to last for several years. As time passes by, however, it will likely lose its original color through fading. With a finish over the surface of your decking, you can help add “life” to it. It begs …
Pressure treatment of wood involves the infusion of chemicals into the wood under high pressure in pressurized tanks. Even so, a lot of people keep asking us this question, can you use pressure treated wood indoors? Well, the simple answer is yes. You can use pressure treated wood indoors. However, do not use it for …
Latex is a term that also means waterbased acrylic or vinyl styrene paints. These paints are called latex because they have chains of artificial polymers with behaviors similar to that of natural latex. Latex paint can also be called acrylic paint. One question, however, is can you use latex paint over oil based primer? It …
Painting unlike staining, covers the underneath surface entirely. However, the question is, is it possible to apply paint over stained wood? Yes! You can paint over different stained wood surfaces like kitchen cabinets, tables, stained wood fences, and so much more. One important thing that you need to do before painting your stained wood surface …
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It’s very likely that you have seen wooden furniture with a lovely finish and could not stop admiring it. Yes, that luxurious, extravagant, and perfectly looking furniture. It takes more than just stains and paints to get that flawlessness. Other formulas like wood conditioners are used but is wood conditioner necessary? Wood conditioner is only …
A lot of people have continued to ask this question: Can you build with wet pressure treated wood? as they look to construct different wooden structures without having to wait for the lumber to dry. Wet pressure treated wood is all over the place today as treatment remains the primary step of wood protection. So, …
Doesn’t it always feel nice to give your living room or workspace a breath of fresh look by renovating your furniture? You may be looking at that old piece of painted furniture that you thought was the best color at the time of applying, but you no longer find it interesting. You might want a …
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Deck staining is an important part of maintenance practice even as you protect your wooden structures from environmental elements The problem is that most people do not know when is the best time to stain a deck! Considering that you have spent significant amount of time and resources in constructing the structure, it is only …
