How do I got about fixing up this deck

We just bought our home and the previous owners didn’t take much care of the outside. Part of that includes the deck. The pictures attached show some of the worse areas. What should I do to make it look better? I’m planning on replacing smother worst of the boards. For the rest of it should I stain it with a solid or semi transparent? Do I need to sand first? I’m not worried about the new boards not matching the old ones perfectly with or without stain too much. One of my kids got a splinter off it the other day so that’s a big issue here submitted by /u/BayGullGuy [link] [comments]

Jun 11, 2025 - 17:56
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How do I got about fixing up this deck
How do I got about fixing up this deck

We just bought our home and the previous owners didn’t take much care of the outside. Part of that includes the deck. The pictures attached show some of the worse areas.

What should I do to make it look better? I’m planning on replacing smother worst of the boards. For the rest of it should I stain it with a solid or semi transparent? Do I need to sand first?

I’m not worried about the new boards not matching the old ones perfectly with or without stain too much.

One of my kids got a splinter off it the other day so that’s a big issue here

submitted by /u/BayGullGuy
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