Name:   Lifer - Subject:   Yep Date:   6/19/2014 9:34:42 AM

FYI- A close freind applied it back in the Spring on a combination of old wood, new wood, and some old wood that was under roof.  The application is the same on all. He equated it to spreading peanut butter. Of course that was back when temps were barely hitting the 70's, it may be a little better in warmer weather.  He also decided about mid-point that he would never use it again.  He researched all the different brands and I think chose Bher, but there is not a lot of difference in any of them.  According to the label it's life expectancy is about the same as stain and when you figure in difference in application time and trouble he decided it was not worth it.  Especially considering that once you use the deck over you have to always use the deck over, or paint I guess.

The biggest issue now is quality of wood.  Since they were forced to remove arsenic from the 'treating' process I have found it to be not nearly as good as before.  Unfortunately I built a new dock right after the formula changed and it looks 20+ years old already.  The last lumber I bought include a few 2x4's that I put on top of my spindles to serve as a drink rail.  It has to be wiped with a bleach solution reguarly to keep the mold a bay.  With the old formula I never had treated lumber mold before.