Treated the Deck with Wood Preservative

I’ve been a bit worried about the uneven weathering of the deck wood that I expect will happen once the dome is in place — the outer part of the deck will be constantly weathered — including being snow-covered for 6 months each year — while the inside will have no water or sunlight on it, practically ever. We had a warm break this weekend, probably the last one of the season. Temp outside is 11° right now, so I applied a heavy coat of Thompson’s Water Seal (which requires 10° to go on). No rain forecast until tomorrow night, and the Thompson’s says it needs to be rain-free for 24 hours. So, this should work out OK. I used a colourless preservative that promises water to be repellent and to preserve cedar against greying.

I also put quite a good coat on the top of the concrete pier, hoping it may help reduce water penetration and icing damage. This week is the latest estimate from the factory of when PODs will be shipping so I’m really hoping to be installing next weekend.