Q: HOW LONG SHOULD I WAIT BEFORE I STAIN MY BRAND NEW DECK OR FENCE?

A. When you get a new deck or fence you need to wait 3-9 months before staining it. The wood needs time to allow the wood to cure out.  The process is sometimes quick and sometimes it is long. If you do not wait the stain doesn’t really penetrate the wood and you are asking for serious problems. Also the wood has chemicals in it and sap that need time to dry up. Do not let a contractor rush you into this process. This is a process that must happen. This is where a lot of problems come from and the last thing we want for you as a client to do is pay for a project and it fail. We have ways of testing the deck and seeing if it is ready to be stained and are more than happy to provide you with more information.