Harley

Thanks a lot... I appreciate your time. Good luck out there

Sorry to confuse you... yes Sealmaxx did complete the job on the tops but obviously couldn't do all six sides. I guess from reading the threads, I found that, not too many out there like the Sealmaxx concept. We'll see what happens at Mom and Dad’s and I will definitely let all of you know... this is a great site! I hope I can contribute one day as payback. Regarding our future deck, I’m trying to find out the best way to go. If I go composite, it seems I’ll just be asking for trouble. If I go cedar, its problematic, and treated has very high maintenance. Is Ipe the answer? Should I find a place that can ship it in? I haven’t found a place that carries it around here. I thought about the Sealmaxx idea… being done before I build and get all six sides taken care of (I know that cuts a lot of these guys out of the business) (sorry) but if it works, great! But if petrifying the wood isn’t such a good idea, then which way do we go? Just trying to get some opinions I guess. I love decks and our last house had a patio which was very low maintenance so I got a little spoiled. But even then I wanted a deck! Now that I have the opportunity, I want to do it right. Any help I can get would be appreciated.

Thanks for the reply... I've heard of Ipe but i can't find it around here. Have you heard of GeoDeck? Oh, and should I be putting something on Mom N Dad's deck for UV protection now that they're in this "mess"?

thanks Rod, what would you suggest we use for wood to build our deck?

I found this site because my Mom and Dad just had his deck done by Sealmaxx (I know... sorry to hear that!) and the week after, my wife and I saw it... it looked great of course. So he gave me the "flyer" and I looked up sealmaxx and here I am. I've read as much as I could (being a new member) (and Sunday night!) but I’m hoping you can help. First, it sounds like I need to get to Mom and Dad's house and seal their deck... or have one of you do it! Maybe I can seal it or stain it but you'd be the ones to tell me that! This deck sits one foot off the ground so getting underneath is not an option. They just had this done, and of course, all the sales rep told them was that there is a 25 year warranty. So Dad's thinking he's got it made, right!?? They didn't say anything about sealing it to prevent UV rays; they didn't say anything about the underside (mold and mildew). So I would like to know what to do to take care of it for them. Oh, and by the way, he gave me the "flyer" because we are looking at putting in a new deck. We were thinking of going with cedar but after reading this stuff tonight, I'm not so sure it's that great to have. Any suggestions on what type of wood to use? Has anyone heard of "GeoDeck" Sorry but I'm hearing/reading so much that I don't know which way to go. Thanks in advance for your help