Deck Restoration Coatings

By Tom Tepe

Wood decks are popular home features that add outdoor living space but require regular maintenance to preserve aesthetics and functionality. Transparent, semi-transparent, and opaque wood stains help to protect wood from UV degradation, dirt accumulation, and weather-related discoloration when applied at recommended intervals, but these are not viable options for treating and coating wood deck substrates that have been poorly maintained to the point of becoming cracked and splintered.

Targeting decks that fall within this segment, a unique and growing category of thick-film coatings has emerged based on the value proposition of restoring instead of replacing well-weathered decks. Within this space, scientists have identified key binder performance properties necessary for coating product differentiation and have further defined a screening protocol based on predictive lab tests that show correlation to real-world exterior performance.

This protocol was used to screen a broad set of novel binder technologies for key performance properties, resulting in the development of two new binders designed to meet the specific needs of deck and concrete restoration coatings.