How to Install Deck Skirting and Stain a Deck

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24 Replies to “How to Install Deck Skirting and Stain a Deck”

  1. Beautiful job April, as always. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge.

  2. THANK YOU April.This was Another Educational Experience in Construction, Building & Designed also the Best Choice for Materials, Equipment & Techniques to use.This is Always Time Well Spent on Sundays with You.????????

  3. ????‍♂️THANKS APRIL,???? IMHHO…ALL GREAT CHOICES AND THE EXTRA ATTENTION TO DETAILS ???? IS WORTH ALL THE EXTRA TIME ,WORK AND EXPENSES ????????????

  4. Wood stain is a term that covers a wide variety of finishes, that can be anything from a dye in a spirit base that just literally stains the wood grain, to a Water based opaque paint-like coating. I wish manufacturers were more consistent and transparent with what exactly there products did, that is Coating verses a dye, penetrating oil in spirit, wax or self hardening thinned oil like Linseed or Tung.
    By the way the finish looks great!.

  5. Good video, however the thumbnail is very misleading as it mentions turning it into storage. What did you do for storage in this video? Will that be addressed in a different video, as I am curious to see what you do there? Thanks for posting great videos

  6. It may not be an issue in your area, but I learned the hard way about leaving enough air gaps in skirting to make sure any moisture coming off the ground under the deck can leave. In my case it could not leave quickly enough through the sides, so it left through the top, and within a year the semitransparent stain on my deck boards was lifting up.

  7. April, I've recently learned about this low-cost technique for making wood weatherproof and rot proof that I would really like to see you do. It's from Japan, and it's called Shou Sugi Ban, or Yakisugi. It involves torching the wood a bit so that it creates a really nice-looking texture and then sealing it with oil. I want to do a deck similar to what you've done here, but also using this technique. If you can include it in one your projects and show me that it's something I could do I'd really appreciate it. ???? Thanks for the awesome and educational content!

  8. Your deck looks absolutely amazing with the new "Western Red Cedar-Skirting," and the "Readyseal Stain"!
    Well done, April!

  9. Hey young lady! The production value of these videos is getting so much better, the intro and outro is awesome. I'd give you a high five but I'm in Pennsylvania
    have a wonderful day

  10. Another awesome video! Love, love, love the editing upgrades!! Thank you!!

  11. I love working in the carpenter, and I follow you closely, and I benefited a lot from you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart

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