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• Pressure Washing
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Maintenance Tips

• If water puddles sit on a deck or porch for more than two days, brush them off. Standing water can cause mildew to form on the surface of a coating.
• Pitch stains, or crystallized sap, found mainly around the knots of pressure-treated wood, can be removed with turpentine or simply scraped away. Turpentine will not harm an existing coating. Pitch is a non-water soluble, organic wood extractive material found in species such as Ponderosa, Southern and White Pine.
• Do not use a metal shovel to remove snow from a deck; it can pierce the underlying coating and cause it to erode.
• Only use sodium chloride (i.e. Halite) types of salt on a wood deck or porch that has been water-sealed or stained. Calcium chloride salts will reduce the effectiveness of a water-repellent coating.
• Brush leaves and other foliage off of the deck as it can trap moisture under them and cause algae to grow and the wood to become dirty quicker.
• Place a mat or tarp underneath grills to prevent burning or grease stains from damaging the wood of your deck.
• Be careful when moving deck furniture across the deck. Dragging furniture can
  scratch the wood as well as destroy the protective coating allowing water to seep into those cracks.