derslayer1
New Member
Greetings folks....I did a rather large deck today. Washed and cleaned. The customer is wanting it stained also and i,m doing the usual wait (2-4) days for complete drying. Before I cleaned the deck, she had her son install/replace 4 new boards on the top rail, and the 2 rails for the top of the stairs railing. She did this monday july 7th, 2 1/2 weeks ago. I also washed these boards, removing the stamps etc. I am thinking I should wait at least 30 days to stain any new wolmanized wood, so as to ensure its dried sufficiently. The existing deck was untreated and VERY green for the better part of 20 yrs, but it still great shape. Some slight cupping but it washed nicely. Should I wait, or is 2.5 weeks enough drying time? Also, I am worried that I will have a different color on the new boards as to the old ones. Any help from you kind folks is appreciated. THanks....Andy