I was desperate to replace my crumbling decking so I painted it, it won’t last winter but I don’t care, it looks amazing
SUMMER is finally heading our way, which can only mean one thing: people up and down the country are getting their gardens in top shape.
And after realising her decking was looking rough around the edges, one woman took the plunge to rectify the situation herself.
Putting her DIY hat on, she opted to repaint the area in a bid to spruce it up in time for the heat waves ahead.
“I could have gone straight in with the decking paint,” she said, starting the video.
Opening a can of primer, she went on to explain that she would coat it in in the base coat before going over it with the colour she really wants.
“…but because I’m going over such a dark colour first, I went in with an exterior primer,” she continued.
Sharing a timelapse of herself completing the priming process in what looked like seconds, but took much longer, she then decided to go in with the colour she really wanted.
Dipping the brush into the light beige paint, she began spreading it onto one area – going back and forth to coat it evenly.
“I’ve gone for the colour warm stone, which is going on absolutely beautifully,” she shared.
The camera then zoomed out to show the entire decking in the garden as she continued to work.
Once a second coat was applied and dried, she then panned the camera over the space to show off the stunning result.
“Are you ready to see the finished decking? It’s absolutely beautiful,” she wrote as viewers saw her egg chair and outdoor rug with several large candles scattered around.
She then showed what the decking looked like before the transformation, explaining: “It’s a bit different to the black stained, algae covered decking that I started with this morning.”
Returning to its newly improved look, she continued: “It’s brighter,” before adding that her next step is to finish the fences.
“I have got great results going from black to a light stone colour – prep and good primer is the key!” she added in the caption.
People were quick to comment as one person wrote: “love it looks fab”.
Another shared: “Ah that looks so lovely. What a fab chill area,” as a third said: “Thank you I really needed some inspiration for mine. And I love this”.
While a fourth asked: “I’m literally doing the exact same!! Is it worth using the primer ??”
TikTok user @awholenewbuild replied: “Honestly I think it made a big difference. Only two coats to cover black. Whereas I’m doing the fences with no primer and it’s taking 5 coats”.
Others, however, warned her that the paint wouldn’t last.
One wrote: “I would do it but I know it will be ruined next year”.
While another said: “I regret painting my decking hugely. it’s looker awful by winter and needed repainting every year. I pressure washed and sanded it off in the end.”
She replied: “I’m with you. I wish we’d stained it first time around but hindsight”.