Since we moved into our new home last year, my wife & I have adapted to being in a larger property with more maintenance tasks on our plate. Some jobs have been novel & satisfying, some started out interesting but quickly got boring, and some sucked and continued sucking.

Oiling the deck (which seems to need doing annually) started out being pretty interesting, but has very quickly become a huge chore. I can already see myself dreading next year's attempt.

In my amateur opinion, it takes a full day to oil a typical household deck. The work comprises one 'round' of cleaning using a specific chemical mix, and then two coats of oil to be applied. Each of those tasks requires the deck to be completely dried before moving on to the next step, so there's a fair bit of downtime in the process (but it's still hard work).

In this post I'll share the process I followed, and what I want to improve upon in future attempts.