Q. We’ve had a pool for about six months, and it is time to clean our deck with more than just water. The dirt and grease from food and sunscreen are starting to make our deck look much older than it ...

Do you ever clean your porch and it still doesn’t feel food enough? Here is what you need to do for a spotless porch or patio ...

A great wood stain does double duty. First, it adds to the aesthetics, either by enhancing the natural grain pattern of the wood or by covering blemishes, depending on the stain you choose. Second, it ...

Question: I’ve got an in-ground swimming pool at my home and my wife is not too happy about the concrete deck around the pool. The concrete was poured at different times and it’s cured to three ...

Each autumn, leaves fall from above to signal the changing of the seasons. But if you’ve got a wood deck, the leaves also signal trouble ahead. As leaves, pine needles and other tree-canopy debris ...

Andreas Mann spent a week of vacation time painstakingly prepping and staining his deck in north Edmonton two years ago. He used a product that came with a four-year guarantee, so he was surprised ...