Pro tip: Don't try to waterproof your deck with bargain sealant

I bought a $12 gallon of off-brand sealant from a gas station in Phoenix last summer and figured it couldn't be that bad. The next rain turned my deck into a slippery slip-n-slide and half the wood warped within a week. Has anyone else learned a lesson from going cheap on home repair stuff?

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ivan_perez19d ago

Nah, cheap stuff works fine if you know what you're doing.

alexlewis18d ago

Nah man hard disagree. Cheap tools break at the worst possible time, wreck your whole day. Been there done that with bargain bin wrenches and cheap screwdrivers. Stripped more bolts than I care to admit because I was trying to save a few bucks. Pay once cry once with decent gear, that's the rule. You get what you pay for every single time.