Hi folks. In the continuing saga of maintaining Timbertech deck, my suspicions are confirmed. Others are having the same maintenance nightmare I've had with Timbertech composite decking. Someone from the company probably reads these blogs and offers positive comments to deflect criticism of Timbertech. DON'T BUY IT! I'm warning you!
I spent all of today and much of yesterday doing the most dreaded maintenance job I have-cleaning and sealing the Timbertech deck.
My 19 year old pressure treated small decks are so easy comparatively! I just pressure wash them and apply a coat of stain annually. But, the Timbertech deck is more involved! First, I have to clean the mold off three times a summer. (It comes back quickly)The first time, I clean in March or April with TSP, Clorox, and Dawn dish soap. The wonderful Corti-Clean cleaner can NOT be used under 60 degrees, so we can't use that till our second cleaning when it warms up in June. THEN, I seal this deck with an expensive product called PSC Protector, (developed after TREX lawsuits).
Note this: Use PSC protector or another composite sealer! Every little place that doesn't get covered by the sealer becomes moldy!
The number #1 product I've found helpful is the Sealer!! When mold comes back, it is just on the surface, and cleans off well with either Corti-Clean (if above 60 degrees), or TSP, or Jomax, and Bleach.
My deck still doesn't look good, but at least I have conquered the mold problem with sealing and cleaning. I don't like the color from frequent bleaching. It looks smudgy and un-uniform in color from the sealer.
Has anyone else used composite deck sealer, particularly McCloskey composite deck stain from Menards? My neighbor used it on her composite deck disaster last fall and it still looks good-no mold, no stains. It fared better than mine over the winter, having used sealer and cleaner. I am going to use her deck as the "guinea pig" and see how the McCloskey stain holds up over time. It was painstaking for them to carefully stain it, but they had no maintenance to do this spring/summer other than blowing the debris off with a leaf blower.
Positives: I can maintain it mold free finally!. No splinters!
Negatives: This is too much maintenance for a 50 year old with disc surgery!
Request: Someone please tell me of staining this deck will cut down on the effort and expense of maintenance!!! The McCloskey ads look promising, but I want to hear it from real people who actually use the stuff!!!
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