Decent grey decking paint

longwalks1

We're planning to pressure wash our old (inherited when we moved house) decking and paint it, ideally grey.


Is there a better brand of paint to use? I think the area is about 4m x 4m

Zandoni

My neighbour painted their decking grey and regretted it as it only lasted a year and it started to peel. I'm not sure if they prepared it well but decking expands and contracts a lot.


I just oil mine very couple of years, works for me.

Kiran

Look for a stain not a paint. Not wanting to teach granny how to suck eggs, but paint sits on the surface and the stain absorbs into the wood so where as paint starts to wear off an look dated you would need to jet wash it off and redo the whole thing, with a stain a quick wash down and reapply.


https://www.protekwoodstain.co.uk/wood-stain/royal-exterior-wood-finish-anthracite-grey


Something like the link above

tori.k

we painted ours with cuprinol decking stain urban slate last October its already worn and looking tatty, the deck isn't in the greatest shape like you we inherited so replacing with composite this year.

greyteam1959

As above painting & decking is never ever going to work.
Stain is the way to go.