Best Practices for Staining and Finishing Cedar Decking

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When it comes to understanding the world of cedar, there are few people we trust more than “Mr. Cedar” himself, Paul Mackie. He’s been with the Western Red Cedar Lumber Association-known as the “voice of the cedar industry”-for more than two decades, working to represent quality cedar producers and educate others on all things cedar. In this series, he’ll share everything cedar-related, from what exactly western red cedar is to the difference between kiln- and air-dried lumber.
In this video, Paul walks us through best practices for pre-staining cedar decking-and keeps our expectations in check.

[@zacharyroyce]

Exactly the straightforward knowledge I was looking for, apparently without any regard for marketing product or offending producers in overlapping industries. Awesome, thank you.

[@wg1408]

Grabbed some cedar pickets from home Depot. Planning to lightly sand and then install on my basement wall. Curious about staining and sealing procedures

[@maximilianadair3237]

Can you use a transparent stain on a reapplication over the tinted stain?

[@joelf5565]

If not treating a new cedar deck, how much shorter would its lifespan be? Also, my deck is north facing and snow does sit quite a bit.