Solid Color Deck Stains – Trends, Substrates, and Formulation Study

By Greg Monaghan

Despite a slowing of new housing starts, growth in the use of decking materials is expected to remain strong. As existing decks reach the end of their useful lifespan, homeowners will be purchasing decking materials to repair or replace them. The use of wood plastic composites is expected to grow and new types of treated wood are  now being sold to replace the chromated copper arsenate (CCA) decking.

Formulating coatings which can be used on these wood plastic composite substrates, on weathered CCA decking, and on the new types of wood treatments can present significant challenges to the  coatings manufacturer.