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Message: <blockquote data-quote="vvvvvvv" data-source="post: 1367343" data-attributes="member: 5151">So I replaced the porch on the front of the house because the place was previously owned by a series of idiots. As in the original decking was painted tongue and groove, then another owner put painted plywood over it, and then the most recent glued down carpet. All the while, the sides were enclosed, but rain water leaked through in various places. In short, when we started pulling everything off, it had been almost 3 weeks since the last rain and it was a muddy mess under there. Many of the joists were rotted, and the guy who built it subscribed to the measure-once-cut-twice method (joists varied from 16-19 inch centers, much like the studs in the garage he built).The wife wasn't happy with the new steps, so we redid those. We did everything with pressure-treated lumber, except the steps because I wasn't thinking when I bought the 2x12's today...I'm already way over budget and lumber is uberexpensive out here, so I can't exactly go back and get pressure-treated 2x12's.Anywho... what sealer do you guys recommend? Dad said Thompson's, but he wasn't sure if they had something better now. He's used it for many, many years because it was always one of the best available, and so now he just habitually goes back to what he knows works.So I thought I'd check here to see if there was something better you'd recommend. It's a 400sqft porch if that makes a difference.</blockquote>