Pre-Stained Decks
Pre-Stained Lumber Deck Installation in New Braunfels, TX
Every board sealed on all six sides before it is ever fastened down. It is a slower way to build a deck and it is the reason ours hold up.
The four faces nobody ever seals
When a deck is stained after it's built, the finish reaches the top face and maybe part of the sides. The underside never gets touched. Neither do the cut ends, and neither do the overlaps where a board sits on a joist. Those surfaces are permanently shaded, they stay damp for a long time after rain, and they are where rot starts. Sealing before installation is the only way to reach them.
Why it matters more on a deck than a fence
A fence drains. A deck traps — water sits on the top face, runs into the fastener holes and collects on the joists underneath. The underside of a deck board is one of the wettest, darkest places on your property, and on a post-stained deck it is completely unprotected.
What it costs you
Time, mostly. Boards have to be finished and dried before the build starts, so a pre-stained deck takes longer from order to completion than one that's thrown together and sprayed. The material cost difference is modest; the durability difference is not.
Common questions
Does pre-stained lumber cost more?
The materials cost a little more and the schedule is longer because boards have to be finished and dried first. Against that, you're protecting the surfaces that actually fail. We'll quote both ways if you want to see the difference.
Can you pre-stain an existing deck?
No — by definition it only applies at build time, which is the point. For an existing deck, the right service is a full clean, brighten and stain.
Free quotes, no pressure
Let's talk about your fence
Tell us the property, the length and what you're trying to accomplish. We'll come out, measure it properly and give you an itemized number — and if restoring what you've got is the better call, we'll say so.
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