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lay the plastic as normal, which is the safety barrier, then put a regular tarp on top of that to catch any drips and they will absorb into the canvas or whatever you choose, the plastic will be there "in case"..... the box stores sell tarps that are plastic on one side and absorbant on the other...I think sunbrite sells them too..... you can also soak the cement with water prior to sealing, any drips can be washed away with a hose, as long as you keep the cement really wet....(depending on what sealer your using that is)

If anyone has a copy of the N.Y. Vehicle Code, I'd think you (John T) might be able to dig one up..... :) I dont think the Illinois Vehicle code book would help you much, but after just looking thru it, there is nothing that speaks of this...hmmmmmm, other than transporters selling fuel, they must stop at railroad crossings....thats it....

We use TimberPro stripper, TimberStrip... www.deckguide.com ..... works great, Matter of fact used it today on a 15 year old deck with an unknown clear sealer on it..... this was at about half strength.... 4oz/gallon.

we are running into some cooler night time temps over here, at what temp does stripping become effected? and, what can be done to work thru any problems that there may be, such as dwell longer etc? Or do temps in the 40's - 50's have no adverse effects on SH...? thnks

Jay, measuring properly can be a PITA sometimes and it gets me sometimes too (thanks Reed)... :) but if your gonna measure everything remember that certain parts of a deck add up quickly to sq footage.... example, like mentioned above, the underside is more than just the decking, the joists add a lot of sq feet..... 4X4 and 6X6 posts add plenty too.... you figure for every 6" of 6X6 equals a sq ft, so if there is 10, 10 footers (example) thats 100 feet of posts total, every 6 inches is a sq ft....200 sq feet just for the posts....thats quite a bit just for posts....4x4's are less, but figure every 9" is 1 sq ft...... adds up quickly spindles, another area that adds a lot to your sq footage.... 32" spindle (1.5" wide) is over 1.3 sq ft each.....100 spindles is over 130 sq feet. now a question for Beth and Rod, if I understand this "quote", you guys basically "pretend" the railing system is a solid wall? If the railing is 3' tall X 20' long, you just figure the railing system is 60 sq feet? I will have to plug that in and see if Im coming out close to the same.....if so, I LIKE IT :) I think this was explained to me about 2 weeks ago, but I was in a coma or something..... all these pro's tips and tricks are great....keep em rolling in !!! :cool:

hmmmmm, the top rail cap looks like its burnt, maybe from a grill lid when its opened (but it looks like the main deck is behind the rail), are the black spots on the vertical piece grease splashing? be interesting to hear the story on this one....

John, if the neighbors dont like what they see, what are they gonna do? call the Police......?? :)

As much as I liked Get Smart, I relly enjoyed his voice as Tennessee Tuxedo.. How many remember that cartoon?

as far as blending the new wood in, I always replace before doing any cleaning or stripping, so the new wood gets the same treatment as the old stuff, but if using a semi-trans, you can still see the diference, which is still better than not fixing problems.....

The cost of the lumber and $75.00 per hour (measure twice and cut once, couple little mistakes and there goes your proffit margin :cool: ).....Ive done it with lattice and Id rather do deck boards (lattice blows)..... Im not a fan of replacing wood, stands out like a sore thumb when its sealed, but gotta do, what gotta do.....

"Escape From New York" style......Snake Plisken-Kurt Russell

now thats pretty good stuff, yet, I still want my boat on the intercoastal :)

I gotta wonder what most people do for money.....I question where I went wrong or even if I did.....we were just down in Florida visiting the old man, as we were cruising around the beach area we were looking at these fabulous homes on the water, in these super nice neighborhoods up and along the intercoastals......you really dont get a good "view" until we were flying in and out, as we're in the air looking down there is sooooo many little intercoastal waterways with beautiful houses, docks with gorgeous boats etc....and these are up and down the coast "everywhere"......in and around every big coastal city, not to mention the giant condo buildings on the coasts and this is everywhere all around the country !! then the rest of the rich folks everywhere else in between.....I dont get it, what the hell do all these people do for a living? is there that much money out there? are all these people inventing crap, owning large multi-million businesses? theres not that many out there where all these people can have all this money.....??? what the hell am I doing wrong.....I want a house on the beach with a boat and a view and a couple luxury cars too......but then again Im not digging thru dumpsters looking for my next meal, or in prison, so I guess Im thankful for that...... back to the original ?.... I would just like to pick the right 6 numbers on a 250 million mega bucks and call it a day :cool:

Ken, have you had a chance to play with the wtw yet? if so, can you report your findings?..... :)

thats good stuff Ken.... there are verified reports (verified by trustworthy folks I know that seen this) that several evacuees-refugees-N.O. people, were in high value stores here in Chicago buying Versache (sp) handbags and shoes with their government issued debit relief cards......and also using the cash from those same cards and gambling on the river boat casinos in the area..... ahhhh, our tax dollars hard at work !!!!!!!!!! makes you feel all warm and fuzzy for some of these people doesn't it ??

Scott K, I was agreeing with your post about using only about 15 gallons of total mix an an average sized house.....the house I was speaking of wasnt very dirty, it was the gutters that were a mess and the house and the gutters were an upsell as I was there to do the deck.....the house mix was tuned down as far as the 12% due to the fact that the mold was very light..... I couldnt even waste the last 3 gallons, it just wasnt needed, so the whole house took about 12 gallons total... not too bad... :)

Scott(s), the last house I just did was a raised ranch type, 2 story, vinyl, not too dirty and I used just about 12 gallons total, with about 3 gallons left over in a bucket.....m-5 the whole thing, so that came out to 2 1/2 gallons of citriclean and about the same in 12%, but the mold wasnt too bad so the 12% was tuned down a bit.....

he's fine so far, been in touch with him today via computer....says the traffic is horrible and will remain in touch as long as he keeps power and dsl....

and he needs air in the tires !!! 14 feet my rear end, not even from the tongue...., no floor..?? huh? I think I'd pass, matter of fact, I'd PUNT... John, you asking 2,500 for the unit that is mounted in your van (if I remember right)?? why do you gotta be all the way in NY? then again, why do I gotta be all the way in Chi? By the way, been meaning to ask you this, do you have any relatives that are P.O.'s out this way? we have one with the same last name at my neighboring dept...?

No lift.... extension wand, x-jet, and a 10-12 step if needed for the courageous..... doesnt look all that hard, a bit time consuming but should turn out realy nice..... Im just waiting to see what the job gets estimated at, cause I have no idea from the pics on actually how large the structure is.....RPC chems and chlorine would work wonderfully but again, I cant really tell how much wall space there really is, so I cant toss out an amount of chems, sorry.... but for an easy vinyl good sized house I can get by with x-jetting a total of 10-15 gallons of wash mix which is no more than 2-3 gallons of soap and 2-3 gallons of chlorine (12%)

Do you guys have a minimum for wood care that you would charge? Or the price is whatever it measures out to be? example: lets say you get a call for a really small deck or porch, say 10x10 or 100 sq ft, say its low and there are not much in the way of railings or steps, say for the purpose of this question, and easy math, you charge $2.00 a sq ft.....are you making two trips (3 counting the estimate) for $200.00 ? I dont think I could do that....not really worth the time, or is it, or do you have a $400 or $500 minimum for all wood restoration...???

she is adorable....nice job landing her we have a giant "great pyrenees"....she looks like a polar bear

we use both....liquid chlorine, house wash is a kit, both liquid and powder, wax, rinse aids are liquid, wood chems are powdered......

Cliff, that is a sweet setup.....like beth said, thats a lot of wood to cover and the elevations will be a pain....there are a lot of folks here that can give you a ton of advice, but let me just say this, "if you do this on your own, PLEASE dont put Behr on it" its too nice for that".....then again, an old nasty piece of rotting fence is too nice for that stuff... :)

yup, it works fine......they've always come out great for me, like Shane said, its usually just mildew, crud and splashed up dirt....