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Wooden decks are pretty amazing. They add immense value to your house. But, they require high maintenance. One of the ways you can maintain your deck is by cleaning, sealing, and staining it. Generally, subjecting your deck to cleaning, sealing, and staining ensures that the beauty and strength of your wooden decks are preserved. Aside from preserving the beauty and strength of your deck, there are other key reasons to clean, seal, and stain your deck. Curious already? Let's dive in.
 

Prevents Cracking

There is nothing worse than having to deal with a cracked deck. While it can be really expensive to fix, you can prevent a crack from stealing your deck by sealing and staining it. Staining and sealing your deck ensures that water does not sink into your deck. Water is one of the possible causes of deck cracks. Once water gets into your deck multiple times, your deck might likely develop a crack sooner than later. However, with the use of great sealants, you would prevent water from penetrating your deck to cause a crack. And guess what? Staining and sealing your deck is not a strenuous task. Although it tends to get messy. Note that sealant can only last for about a year after which you would need to reapply them In your wood.
 

Prevents UV rays.

Your skin isn't the only thing that needs protection from the Sun's harmful UV rays. Just as you apply sunscreen on your skin to prevent damage, sealing your deck protects your fragile wood deck from getting damaged. Of course, you might say that the anti-UV coating on your wooden deck is enough protection for your deck, sadly, it is not enough. Newsflash: the anti-UV coating is not entirely reliable. They are also not durable. Hence, without a sealant on your deck, its color would start to fade. But, you can prevent this from happening by applying a sealant or stain on your wood. Result? Your deck would last longer and retain its structural integrity.
 

Prevents Rot

Frankly, nobody likes a wood that has lost its beauty and youthfulness to rot. Sadly, once your deck falls victim to rotting, it becomes useless as the rot is irreversible. Aside from a rotten wood losing its beauty, it loses its strength. As a result, it would fall out of place and into something or someone. Now, nobody wants accidents from happening. Remember how we said wood rot can't be reversed? Well, while it can't be reversed, it can be prevented. Simply seal or stain your deck as often as required to prevent rot from stealing the deck you so much love.

In summary, when you clean, seal, and stain your deck, it elongated the life span of your deck. Regardless of how long the advert you watched claimed your deck would last, you could reduce its lifespan by more than half depending on how you maintain it. Cleaning, sealing, and staining your deck prevents a lot of factors (that your deck would be exposed to) from making your deck lose its quality.