I would wait. This way you are not in a rush and have a potential problem again. It will not hurt the wood to go through one winter.

Afe, mold spores can grow on any surface. There is a product called "Wet and Forget". You can apply this when done and it should help reduce the mold ...

I cleaned the deck as suggested with a mild detergent and a little bit of bleach (a few ounces of bleach for about 1.5 to 2.0 gallons of water...the d...

Try the Restore A Deck Kits for the prep. Stain with the TWP 100 Series.

Utah Southwest (St. George) Partial Shade Redwood No mold or mildew applied Thompson's sealer when new 12 years ago, nothing since. I'd l...

Wait until Spring and use the AC or TWP 1500 for ease of application.

I live in Northern VA and I have a deck with full sun that was built about 2 months ago from pressure treated pine. I haven't done anything with it. ...

Nobody's thanking us for our service, this time. I am happy with the Restore-A-Deck and Armstrong Clark transparent stain I used, though, as recommen...

Just to be clear - we also have a cedar fence that was never treated and is all gray, probably for years and years. If we clean it and prep it it'll ...

Graying is okay. That is why you clean and prep before applying the stain.

It would be best to strip if you want to use a solid color deck stain.

Here's the photo again I accidently deleted.

Thanks for the reply.... if I were to paint over it.... do I need to strip first? Or can I simply prime and paint with a solid stain or exterior pain...