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Flaunting your deck's natural wood grain is one reason to consider a semitransparent treatment over one of the longer-lasting opaques. A more translucent finish can also protect you and your family from arsenic if your deck is more than three years old.

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Until 2004, most decks used lumber preserved with chromated copper arsenate (CCA) to fend off rot and insects. CCA was replaced with other preservatives for residential use amid concerns that it could leach out. Semitransparent coatings penetrate the wood and seal in that toxin, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Opaque finishes also seal well, but they might peel or ...

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