Beth n Rod

Its time to move on... Rod~

Well, it's out! The extended edition of Lord of the Rings Return of the King has been released! We have not seen it yet, but plan to. How many here are going to get a copy? Please don't give away the extended scenes here. Beth

Hey Jim, I have a question for you... If someone who is new, can learn to use a percarb, and get the results you get with bleach, why should they change to something that is more harsh on the lignin? Just because someone learns on a percarb and gets great results doesn't make them a newbie just because they don't use bleach. Just means they use the tool they chose very effectively. We get stunning results with our tools, and have shown many others how to do this as well. The products by ESI and PressureTek coupled with our skill get us our results. But, you do have to have a good understanding of wood, and what happens to it under different conditions, and each deck as I am sure you know is not just like the next one. Wood varies, application of a prior product or a prior service by another company varies too. Beth

Howard nailed it. We use it also. It works. Beth

The PWNA began working on chapters a couple of years ago, it took a while to work out the details for the first one. Everett did a great job launching the first chapter and laying the ground work for others to follow last year. The important thing to remember, is the large the project the longer it takes to accomplish what you want to do. Beth

Using espec's restore will get you some good results but nothing like other percarbs. There are 2- Disodiumperoxydicarbonate and Disodiumhydroxycarbonate. Espec's is the second one. Doesnt quite give the same results as the first and definitely not the same as EFC-38 which has some caustic builders to give it the ability to strip some old stains. We like the way EFC-38 and Citralic work to give a good clean look to the wood. Bob's F-10 works great for cleaning touch up decks and mildewey/grey weathered wood. Rod~

When you open the image in any photo editor look for a feature that says something like "Image Size" and see if you can reduce it. That's the best I can tellyou without knowing what image software you have. Beth

Jim, EFC is also a light duty stripper. We have used both plain percarbs and EFC, and there is a difference in performance. Both kinds of products have their place. If someone is new to wood care, I would suggest using a percarb over bleach, simply because if you are inexpereinced in the use of chems, you will not get wood care instruction off of the bottle of clorox, whereas you will get instructions specific to wood care with EFC. Also the manufacturer's tech support is specific to wood. It would take time to learn how to use bleach (clorox) the way Jim does. Lou, www.esiproducts.net Beth

I'll agree with James that, Knowing how the product works and understanding its limitations or strengths can get you great results. This of course takes time and evaluation. Degafreed, can you post some pics? Rod~

We have been saying all along Russ's product suite is the most comprehensive out there. Well, that and a bit of skill helps too... ;) Call Russ. He'll help you. Beth

You're right - it will. And participation in Maryland is something we have been working on for the past several years via roundtables, and discussions about chapters. It's nice that it is finally to the level of participation it is, to be able to form the chapter. Beth

If interested contact: Laura Boring 1743 Peachtree Lane 301-430-7140

VV - Call me. Number is below. Beth

Don't you dare try to go away Jon... Beth

Here are a couple of shots of a screened in porch job we have in progress. The floor was painted blue - yes blue, by the prior owner and the new owner wants the wood back... The owner had no idea what kind of paint was on this floor. We knew going into this that if we couldn't strip it, we would have to sand it. Rod applied HD-80 at 7-8 oz per gallon. He got before and durning shots, but ran out of daylight for the afters, so we will take those when we go back to seal. He got about 99.99% off the floor. THere are only a couple tiny spots (in cracks) it didn't come off. There is blue paint all over our hoses and truck floor now instead. We know HD-80 was not formulated to strip paint, but it is sure nice that it did! Beth

We have used Wood Tux for two years, this will be our third season. We have folks caling for the two year maintenance,a nd they are thrilled and the deck still looks great. The verticals still look like thye were just done. The floor may be slightly lighter, but a light application to the horizonatls will bring it back again. We used Ready Seal one summer, just before switching to Wood Tux. We have seen the difference firsthand, and we prefer the WT. Wood Tux may not be quite as goof proof as Ready Seal, you may have to back pad a little on your rails, but if the difference isa call back for future business, you be the judge. Two years back we did a deck for a customer, and the neighbor had just had her deck done. She decided then that she wanted us to do it next time, due to the neighbor's deck. We have not been to her home yet and do not know what is on her deck yet, we are estimating it today, but she already said she is going to have us do it after looking at the other deck, a Wood Tux deck, for the last two years. Beth

It is a routing software, and yes it can help as you asked. We use it quite often. It even helps us locate local dining and hotels when we have out of town work. Rod~

OUCH! :) Rod~

Point well made! We used to use Ready Seal, and when we switched to Wood Tux, it was a huge difference. Customers would prefer to do the deck at a two year interval, rather than one, and Wood Tux allows for that. We just booked a job that was a homeowner who has Ready Seal on his deck, it was applied 9 months ago, and it looks like it was TWO YEARS ago, even the verticals are shot. The owners are tired of throwing money away to have it look good less than a year overall. They want a better product. They want a durable result. Beth :groovy3:

Here's a deck we did the other day. The floor, handrail caps and post caps are ipe. THe rail posts, spindals, and lattice is cedar. The PT lumber is on the outside... This was done in two tones. Beth :groovy: :groovy2: :groovy3:

Jim, This deck was built in November 04' and sat over the winter. We gave it a percarb wash and citralic to brighten and remove any planner glaze from the cedar. Used a defurring pad on the Ipe and some spots on the cedar (new growth) We are in the schedule with these and other Ipe deck owners to maintain them once a year. Best maintanence practice is to wash with a percarb on all surfaces, then recoat the horizontals. Verticals every other year unless touch ups are needed. Have not had any of the problems you spoke of Jim, the wash prep is the important step and helps to open up the wood as much as it will ever open up. After that, we maintain that the sealers integrity be kept intact as much as possible. We even offer to do mid year touch ups for those that may need it. That wood is so dense. Rod~

Phone estimates are....well, I'll say this, you might lose your shirt that way. We have a couple of companies here doing it, and the catch is, they remeasure when they do the work anyway and leave a bill for the difference! They don't tell the homeowner. Can you imagine what comes next? Beth

Ken, We have had those too. That's when we hold our ground the most. Let one of those other companies have that job. They get the headache too! Jamie, start with the ones closest to you, and work your way out. If you can get the ones closer in, there is less fuel, drive time, wear and tear on the truck, etc... Also you will be working closer to home. Go pick up MS Streets & Trips 2005 and save yourself routing headaches. (it's like $39 at comp usa or an office supply place) Beth

Cement front porch in Oxen Hills need cleaning. Call or email us for details if you want this lead. Beth

There is no catch. It's out of our service area for what it is, but someone nearby could make some money on the job. Oxen Hill is in Maryland. Beth