Deck stairs + Wood exterior help

Hi there Was hoping to get some guidance on these minor projects: 1) wooden deck stairs - what treatment should be done here? - what type of wood does this look like? I’m assuming these need to be dried out, sanded and then painted/stained with a special wood treatment? Any recommendations? 2) wooden exterior from deck off flow - what needs to be done here? - is there something I need to do from the ground/moisture rot? - which paint/treatment would be recommended for this? - in order to prevent this again, is there a way to install a drip edge? Seems like water is flowing against the white walls. I’m assuming there isn’t much that I can do for the wood that is touching the ground other than either cutting it out or retreating it? For the other aspects probably re-nail the loose panel, followed by giving the surfaces a good clean before then finding a good painting product and just repaint the whole side together? No idea how to retrofit the drip edge unless I just buy one of those plastic sticky drip edges? Any tips would be great. Cheers. submitted by /u/rydotank [link] [comments]

Mar 30, 2025 - 00:40

Hi there Was hoping to get some guidance on these minor projects:

1) wooden deck stairs - what treatment should be done here? - what type of wood does this look like?

I’m assuming these need to be dried out, sanded and then painted/stained with a special wood treatment? Any recommendations?

2) wooden exterior from deck off flow - what needs to be done here? - is there something I need to do from the ground/moisture rot? - which paint/treatment would be recommended for this? - in order to prevent this again, is there a way to install a drip edge? Seems like water is flowing against the white walls.

I’m assuming there isn’t much that I can do for the wood that is touching the ground other than either cutting it out or retreating it? For the other aspects probably re-nail the loose panel, followed by giving the surfaces a good clean before then finding a good painting product and just repaint the whole side together? No idea how to retrofit the drip edge unless I just buy one of those plastic sticky drip edges?

Any tips would be great. Cheers.

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