Deck Sanding St Andrews Beach

Decks in St Andrews Beach take a hammering. Located a few streets in from the water at most, and with typical stock of 1990s+ peninsula development on generous coastal blocks behind the dunes, the average deck here sees hard summer sun, southerly wind and salt spray year-round.

The finish that was on it two summers ago is very likely silver, splintering and starting to lift. Left much longer and boards start splitting through the fixings — then the job becomes replacement rather than restoration.

Near Gunnamatta surf beach, we’ve done a lot of work on both original 1970s decks and more recent hardwood rebuilds. The process is the same: sand back to raw timber, replace anything split, then oil with a system chosen for your specific exposure.

A refreshed Peninsula deck should last two summers of full use before it needs another top-up — and that top-up is a quick job compared to a full strip-back.