Understanding the Best Time to Stain a Deck

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Quite often get asked what are the perfect conditions for applying finishing coats on your day? There is a little bit of science to it. But there's a pretty simple rule of thumb as well.

Pick a warm day under 30 degrees where there's no rain on the way and there's not too much humidity and you'll be perfect every time. With a product like Sikkens, this stuff will be recordable in two hours. So if you start early enough in the morning, you'll get your three coats on, you'll be done and dusted and your decking will look fantastic.