It took us a lot of time to afford the house that we are in, and we want to take care of it as best as possible.  This has definitely included a lot of learning, but I guess, if it is what we need to do, that is okay.

So, we have decided to make sure that we keep our decking in tip-top shape, but we were really unsure of what to do.  We went down to the library to see if we could find a do-it-yourself book about taking care of wood decks, and as it turned out there were a couple of them.

Reading through the books was a delight as most of them had lots of pictures (as I really don’t care to read much).  Inside we found out that using a deck sealer would work the best for the type of deck that we had.

Now, all we have to do is go down to the hardware store and pick some up.  Hopefully, someone there will be helpful in suggesting which one would be best for us.