Skipping surface preparation is one of the most common and avoidable mistakes in deck staining. As Shay LaRue, Virtual Handyperson Expert at Frontdoor, an all-in-one app and service that connects ...

Solid stains last longest overall. Behr's Solid Color Waterproofing, a CR Best Buy at $29 per gallon, handily beat Benjamin Moore's $46 Arborcoat Deck & Siding Solid—and left similarly pricey ...

Unlock to see our ratings and compare products side by side The Benjamin Moore Arborcoat Solid Deck & Siding is part of the Wood Stains test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests ...

Is it better to paint a deck or stain it? Decking paint is a bit more durable than decking stain, but it's also much more of a faff when you do need to replace the paint. These are the other key pros ...