where they say its used to protect the most water drenched deck in America (at Niagara Falls) just made me think... how did they apply the seal there to begin with? how would it dry etc? or even if the lumber was pretreated off-site (which is what I assume happened), did they have to construct the deck with the water crashing down all around them?

I guess they could have turned the water off or something

5/16/2008 11:43:23 AM

pics or it never happened

5/16/2008 11:50:28 AM

They had to close the valve for 2 days to install the deck. Then they opened it back up.

5/16/2008 11:50:28 AM

^ yeah, thats what I am thinking

^^ what the fuck do you mean pics? everyone knows the damn commercial

[Edited on May 16, 2008 at 11:51 AM. Reason : d]

5/16/2008 11:51:06 AM

They probably did it before they built it which only begs the question how did they build it?

5/16/2008 11:51:08 AM

Thompson's is not that good.

Cabot's is much better.

5/16/2008 11:52:09 AM

Or they built the deck before they installed the waterfall.

5/16/2008 11:52:22 AM

^ I think we have the answer folks

5/16/2008 11:53:02 AM

Thompson's sucks. My dad and grandpa used to own a gypsum/joint compound/water seal business when we lived in cleveland, which they later sold, and my dad will ONLY use that FLOOD sealant. He says that Thompson's basically just stains the surface whereas FLOOD will penetrate deep into the wood, thus you only have to apply it every few years, as opposed to every year with Thompson's. In fact, since it's really just a stain, the water will only bead up the first couple times with Thompson's. Big waste of money.

and now you know

5/16/2008 12:00:44 PM

^ truth.

Cabot's works the same way, as FLOOD.

5/16/2008 12:06:23 PM

The flow of water over Niagara Falls is variable by increasing the flow to hydroelectric turbines.

Quote :

"During the summer months, 100,000 cubic feet per second (2,832 m³/s) of water actually traverses the Falls, some 90% of which goes over the Horseshoe Falls, while the balance is diverted to hydroelectric facilities. This is accomplished by employing a weir with movable gates upstream from the Horseshoe Falls. The Falls flow is further halved at night, and during the low tourist season in the winter, remains a flat 50,000 cubic feet per second (1,416 m³/s). Water diversion is regulated by the 1950 Niagara Treaty and is administered by the International Niagara Board of Control (IJC).[5"

From wikipedia.

The cave of the winds is the tourist attraction that they show in that commercial. I have been there a bunch of times. I would imagine that when there is less water flowing, the deck construction would be possible in situ. The water that hits the decks is mostly spray from the many, smaller surrounding falls.

5/16/2008 12:37:58 PM