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taking account of sealed cover DIY, tips and pointers?
I have an offer for the maintenance of the deck, $ 700 to powerwash, strip (with solvent), and the stain. I talked to the local hardware and DIY recommended using Sunfrog team, and skipping the powerwash. I'm still not clear about what I'm getting one or another option, but it seems it will last longer if I do it myself, and certainly save a lot of money. Someone has any advice about either option?
You can save $ 700 and do a decent job yourself (1). Clean the cover with diluted bleach (approximately 1 cup per gallon) and a scrub brush. Wear rubber gloves and the bleach solution will be difficult in the hands of another way. You can buy professional "deck clean ", but only a pre-mixed formula of chlorine water, so save your money there. (2) Let the deck dry completely. That probably means waiting few days to make sure the wood is completely dry. Do you want the thirst of sealer / stain that penetrates deep into wood. (3) If you use clear or light colored stain / sealer that will not last as long as you use a darker color. You can obtain reports on consumers and obtain the comments of various brands of stain and sealant. The reality is that none of them lasting more than a few years. You could get 3 years of a dark spot and 1 or 2 years of a light stain, but this is something that will last forever, no matter what brand you choose. If the deck is constantly exposed to rain, sun, snow, etc. breaks down the stain or sealer fairly quickly. (4), I find the best results using a brush and blot the stain only paint or sealant. The coverage is even and the results are look better than if you spray it on. Actually we have a professional quality spray and I use when staining the cedar siding on my house, due to workload necessary, but for the deck to a large brush gives more, better-looking results that even a professional sprayer. (5) You can use a washing machine pressure to clean the cover instead of the scrub brush as long as they use a low pressure point. If you do too aggressively you will break the wood and cause serious damage to the deck. It can be a time saver if the cover is really dirty or very large, but certainly not necessary. (6) Keep up with it, at other words, do not expect to re-do until the cover is horrible again. Every 2 or 3 years to do it again. If the wood does not rot very fast, but will be more small roughness and chips in it. That's not something you really want in a terrace where people want to walk barefoot on it. If they had let go cover too long, consider carefully as they are clean this time and sand out any small pieces that are up. The same goes for nails, if they are rising, bang back in place, so you will have a smooth and safe once it's all done. Good Luck!
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