Customer Reviews for BEHR Premium DeckOver 5 gal. #SC-109 Wrangler Brown Solid Color Exterior Wood and Concrete Coating

I have a 35 year old wooden deck, it was in poor shape, I followed the instructions to the letter, from prep, to application, dry time and second coat, gave it an extra day to cure and dry. I am very happy with the result! I can now safely walk barefoot on the deck. It is looking good!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have spent a tone of time and many thousands of dollars preping and any applying 2 coats of this paint and after 2.5 years it looks like it’s 20 years old. Everything’s peeling there is rot it’s faded. I can not believe they can sell and advertise a product like this. I actually believed it. I have to redo the whole deck now and and beyond upset. I want my money back!

I bought this product hoping it would live up to its claims it was like painting with toothpaste but the result looked good. However after following all of the steps prescribed, (stripping, washing and drying) the product started to peel after just one season. I dont mean crack I mean peel off in sheets. for the most part the entire deck surface was bare after my toddler swept it. Does not last. not worth the money unless you want to peel and reapply each year and always have chunks of the material in your yard for the rest of your life. ABSOLUTE GARBAGE

I used this on a set of wood steps entering into the house. It looked very good when first applied but began to peel within a few months. I applied the and prepped as noted on the product container. I note that several others have had the same problem in prior reviews. t

i bought this paint last year half of my deck has peeled half came off used behr stripper,could just as well spit on it covered left one hr and bearly nothing so dissappointed with behr products

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have a big, muti-level deck with a full flight of stairs. I was staining every other year, until I used Deckover. With the exception of some touch-up work, I haven’t stained for about ten years! Incredible!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Took two coats and gave me a smooth great looking deck.

After replacing some wood and following all the instructions on cleaning and preparing the surface with the recommended products by the company, I find myself frustrated by the unappealing look of peeling paint and the thought of having to redo the entire deck. The product is really expensive and I thought the cost would justify having the deck look nice and that would last a few years. Not even a full 24 months later and my deck is a mess!

We followed the instructions to the “T”. It did what it said. Filled crackes and made the deck look smoother. Looked great. Even got my brother to do his deck too with this product. After a few months it started to bubble and peel. Now I need the try and power wash all this stuff off my deck. I hate wasting money but I hate wasted time even more. You buy a superior product thinking that is what you are getting. My brother’s deck is doing the same thing.

If you can imagine trying to apply toothpaste with a paint roller, you'll have a pretty good idea of what it's like to use this product. Kelly Moore, here I come.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Made my 25 year old deck look Great! Covered the cracks & checks in wood better then any other product I tried. It is a little thick and does dry quick.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have an older deck and have maintained it over the years using many products. When I first tried Deckover, many years ago, it was great! I have continued to use it and my deck looks like it is brand new every time I put down the Deckover. (Usually very 3-4 years). It is easy to use and covers and protects with a good solid coat. This is an excellent product and I highly recommend it.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The reason this product is called deck over is because you're gonna have to do your deck over if you use it. Sanded it, cleaned surface before applying and one year later paint peeled off in large sections. Not worth it at all.

We obsessively prepared the surface according to directions. We applied Deckover on large deck as directed, allowing drying between the two coats. After 2 years, it looks awful. It is peeling wherever there is any traffic. The areas on top of a bench where no one has walked looks good. It also leaves dirt marks that will not come off. We did a chocolate brown color and it looks dirty all the time because I cannot get dirt marks from footprints off. I would not recommend this product.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] After following proper deck prep. It peeled off in less than a year

After using this product 2 years later most the would that I had covered with this paint held water and rotted the wood paint is peeling up would not recommend this product to anybody And now I'm in the process of replacing my deck boards

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] 6/2018 applied, doing everything recommended. Followed instructions exactly. Deck boards were solid. Looked great for about 8 months. 2019 comes along and huge chunks are flaking off and weak spots developing in deck boards. Sadly I was unaware of the only 1 year only guarantee till it was too late. Our deck is unusable & an embarrassment. Many deck board that were 100% solid are so weak you can put your foot though. My opinion is, if you don't paint BOTH SIDES of your deck boards, moisture gets trapped. This is evident from removing boards, THAT WERE 100% SOLID, and seeing the boards still wet underneath DAYS after it rained. There is absolutely no solution or advice you can give to repair the damage. About $600 and countless hours totally wasted. Husband was in construction (start to finish) and would never recommend this product.

Followed prep instructions TO THE LETTER. Applied Deck Over carefully and to spec. Surface was dry and rain free for just over 5 days during June in New England. Surface lasted just about one year before cracking and bubbling. One year later the surface had failed completely and nearly every square foot of our deck had missing patches of deck over. Have spent the last 2 summers trying to scrape and sand to remove this stuff. It is an absolute nightmare! I found out just recently that there had been a class action suit and settlement regarding this junk - of course we missed that deadline and it’s now too late to recover. I can’t believe that a Behr has the audacity to still sell this stuff. Home Depot offered to give me more of this junk as a solution. Say what?? I expect the remaining deck over on our deck will outlive me and the only alternative to dying disappointed with a ruined deck will be to spend $5000 and replace the decking. I’ve already spoken to our state attorney general’s office about initiating a deceptive practices complaint. Hopefully that will offer some hope for compensation and resolution for others in my state. Please DO NOT use this junk. DON’T be fooled by the advanced version either. Same junk different package. Save yourself the heartache and stick with penetrating oil based stains. Learn from my pain!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We stripped our deck and sanded it down. Prepped the entires deck per the directions and put two coats on. What we noticed after a few months is the deck pealing and also the railing seemed to erode rather quickly. Maybe it cause the wood to hold moisture. All I can say is that I’ve tried this product 2x so far and it looks great at first and then Jist completely fails after a season. I would recommend not painting your deck ever. Stain it if you can.

This deck stain is awful to apply. It is as thick as mud. I did some spindles with a brush & it was taxing. I was miserable. My husband is having to use a paint brush to apply it on the flat surface. A roller will never work b/c it is so thick. We tried. The more interesting part?? I used to be a paint/deck stain rep for another great company a few years back. I thought this would be similar, great quality & a normal application. I was wrong!!! Absolutely run from this product! Awful.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I am writing this review so that others may be spared both time and cost wasted with this product. First, I followed the directions exactly. When I first opened the product, the day after I purchased it, the paint was the consistency of thick pudding. When stirred nothing happens and the clumps remain These clumps are transferred to the wood when you apply the paint, and the paint dries within seconds so even more clumps begin to form which you can’t do anything about. The paint instruction forbid any thinning so its a useless product. Literally you have around 5 seconds OR less from applying paint before it begins forming dried clumps: I repeat stirring does nothing so you apply a product with clumps and then it creates more clumps making it a horrible mess. I am sanding it off now and will never again use BEHR paint, nor Home Depot as neither can provide any explanation but both were quick to focus on ensuring I understood there is no refund. I didn’t even ask for that I just wanted a product that performed as advertised. BEHR DECKOVER does not. In fact it can’t even be applied and neither the company nor Home Depot offer any suggestions as to just how to get the product to performe as advertised.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We bought a house with an old deck and didn't have the funds to rebuild, so we gave this paint a shot. Best decision we made! Not only did it come out looking like a new deck, but it bought us 6 years before we finally rebuilt the deck, allowing us time to save for the new one. At 6+ years, even the paint on the posts was still in great shape. I would recommend this paint all day long. Worth the price and time, you won't be disappointed.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My only major criticisms of deckover are 1) if it sits (yes I stored it according to instructions) it is really difficult to re-mix and has clumping issues and 2) due to its consistency it is nearly impossible to roll and when painting a large deck, using a paintbrush takes FOREVER. But overall I am happy with the results and how my deck looks.

Invested money in a deck. Went with deck over for our coverage on that investment. The product did not last an entire year. We have peeling and some board damage because of product. We are currently power washing finish off. It leaves large chunks of stain in the yard. Some areas still have a significant amount of stain remaining. We will have to buy/rent a sander to completely start over because the product was so thick. I had high hopes for the product but now I’m more concentrated in preserving our investment for future use. I will not use Behr again and cannot recommend product because of our experience.

It's like painting with brownie batter. In the beginning, it seemed fine and I liked the results. These results don't last long. It wasn't worth the cost or the extra effort to paint with this. We followed all the prep work but at the year mark it started to peel at my house and my mom's house. Once it starts to peel, it just keeps going. I have to replace a panel on my deck and I'm mad I have to buy more just to make it match.

Cleaned, prepped and applied the Behr Deckover. Within 2 months it was starting to peel. It has not stopped and just comes right off. It doesn't stick to the wood at all. The filled cracks pull right out as well. Behr hasn't responded to multiple inquiries and photos.

This ruined my deck. It’s been on for only 3 years, it’s peeling, cracked, holds in water and gets extremely hot!!! My dog can’t even walk on it. I’d give zero stars if I could.

Five years ago I bought this to put on my front porch. Did all the prep work exactly as was instructed to do. The part of the porch that is covered is ok but the stairs are not. Every year I have to sand and prep and coat! I am now going to strip the entire porch and use a different product that does not require so much exhausting work.

Purchase and applied this product in August 2017. Meticulously followed prep and application instuctions. After 1 year paint began to peel off deck. Now at 2 year 10 month mark and deck is in terrible shape. I'm now faced with a major task of scraping or somehow removing the paint that has adhered to the deck so I can refinish it. I would rate this product less than 1 star if I could. Do not use this product!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Painted our deck over a year ago and it still looks fabulous!!