Splintering Deck

IS the wood splintering or is the Cabot peeling? Seems strange that a 1 year old deck is already splintering.

The wood on the top of the handrails look like the Cabot is not there any more(only one coat was applied last year). The wood is cracking open along the grain and peeling back which is where we get the splinters. Also on the wood that we walk on where the knots in the wood are it is peeling back. Can you recommend a different deck stain that I could use?

Sounds like the Cabot did not penetrate and adhere well to the new wood deck. I would strip off the Cabot stain and start over with the TWP 100 Series.

If you need tips on how to do this, just let me know.

I just cleaned my 6 month old deck with restore a deck, and i notice that some of the wood has a fine white-ish hair to it. Do i have to sand it? If so, what type of paper? Also the cleaner had dried in some spots, and left a little discoloration on the floorboard area. It is starting to get cold in ohio, so do i just wait until next year and do it over before using my twp 1500? This is pressure treated pine.

JH, this is probably because the wood started to oxidize. When you clean you end up removing all of the wood cells that are damaged from the oxidation. The longer you wait the more the chance of what we call "furring".

Did you brighten the wood? This should help with any discoloration.

I would not sand but rather use a buffing pad to smooth the deck down.

I did use the brightener, but there are still some orange-ish spots on the floor. The rails are where the hairs are. Some of the posts seem to have a raised woodgrain look to it. Will this subside, and should i still proceed with staining?

Quote from jh on October 9, 2012, 19:11
I did use the brightener, but there are still some orange-ish spots on the floor. The rails are where the hairs are. Some of the posts seem to have a raised woodgrain look to it. Will this subside, and should i still proceed with staining?

where do i get a buffing pad?

You can get smaller pads for the railings. Usually sold in rental stores for buffing hardwood floors.

🙁 HELP, PLEASE!!!!!! My husband and I must repair our 20+ year old pressure treated deck. We cannot afford to have anyone do it so we must do it ourselves. I am handy, my husband is the brute laborer. We live in lovely southern NJ where the partially shaded, opaque-stained deck of unknown wood(though it is a hard wood)has a lot of problems:
1. decaying wood on the cut ends,
2. some severe splintering,
3. warping in the grain from water absorption, and
4. areas where the stain has worn off.

We were going to use DeckOver until we read all the complaints!! Now I’m just ready to cry. One person advised us to just turn each board over and start fresh. But apart from doing that, where do we start? The deck has never been treated properly (obviously) but I am determined that it WILL be done right this time even if I appear to be over-zealous. Quitting before it is fully done, or taking short-cuts has not served us well and I don’t want to lose this deck!

Can you help? I hope i posted this in the right place.....

If the wood is in this bad of shape it might be best to flip the boards to give yourself a better foundation for the wood. Replace the boards that are heavily rotted as well. Stain with another solid stain so it all blends but make sure it is oil based if possible as it will perform better.