dereka1

Hi there - I have a new wood deck that I'm planning on staining. As a first step, I just hired some workers today that didn't speak much English to clean my deck with Clorox bleach outdoor cleaner (contains sodium hydroxide). I told them in Spanglish to mix with 90% water, but when the were finished I noticed that they didn't mix it, but applied 100% bleach directly to the wood (new construction, has never been stained). Needless to say it's quite light. My question is, what are the repercussions of this? Is there any way to correct any damage that may have been done? I've read about neutralizing the wood, but unsure what that means, or if I can apply it the day after. The wood is pressure treated pine. Has been 5 months since it was constructed. I'm going to stain with oil-based stain, just slightly darker than the original wood. Any thoughts/help appreciated!!