tropical wave
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Mike,Great job. Was that a pt treated pine deck? I was like the color of that RS. It looks different than the brochure. This is why I love this board you can see the results of the various stains and have an idea what the final project is going to look like. Thanks
Tracey Deg, Yup it is. The color when finished really depends on several factors, type of wood, prep, age, condition and so forth. This deck has 2 parts, one exposed to the west and the covered part. Since the exposed part sits in the sun and rain during summer and under snow in the winter, the condition of the wood is different than the covered parts, so they will look different. But they're both 15 years old or so.
Here is a pic that shows a lot of floor and the bench, not the same exact angle but the idea is there...I dont know if you can tell by the before pics, but the clear that was on there had like a varnish look in areas that it was hanging on toughly.... :)
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i imagine it has to do with the angle of the water as it hits the bottom of the siding and the lower your washing you hit the face of the siding head on.Bingo....... its pretty much like Jeff said. Or stand back further so your not shooting straight up, or use an extension wand so your hitting the siding straight on. The soap leaking out is worse than the rinse water leaking out, the soap will leave more of a visible drip.
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Ken, I dont recall how much sealer is left in the pail, but I used less than 4 gallons....It was super windy so I brushed it all, so not too much waste.
Tracey Deg, yea its the RS natural cedar. The temps are getting low, the grain was tight and the wood is pretty new, so I didnt take much sealer at all......was applied pretty lightly, so it would penetrate without sitting on top forever in the cooler temps. I actually thought it would take more in since it was a strip and sand job, but it didnt.
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Mike,Are you out of room??? Let me know. If you optimize the images and lower the DPI it really helps.... Don't want anyone to run out of space or have to remove photos.
Also you can use the Gallery. It's a different DB, and I think as I recall it is unlimited space on that DB per user.
Beth
Beth, I reduce them to 195kb as required, its just that it says Ive reached my pic limit, so I have to enter manage attachments and delete some older ones from older threads....
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Thanks Guys N Gals......
Jeff, I'd need more space cleared out to put more pics on, :) Beth, gimme more room...... :) LOL Ill remove some older ones from my posts, maybe I'll toss a couple more on later---just for you jeff, as I KNOW your a pic kind of guy !!!
Matt, This project was a referal from a deck we did that was a real disaster, like 25 years old, and we sealed that one with RS natural cedar, the owners of this one wanted the same finish, so thats what I did.
Im glad we got to do the ceiling with this one as the transition from the 6x6's with the header to the new finish above really makes a difference.
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Check this out.too funny.....I see Home Depot is getting roped into this one too.......
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Now that's a very :cool: pic Mike!I swear that deck looks more gold to me than a redish cedar tone.lt could just be my eyes tho.... ;)
GO STROS!!
Thanks guys, Shane look at the other one we did with the roof and all, that is the same sealer just on much older weathered wood....you'll see a big difference in the color.... :)
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Cute Shane, very cute... :)
The roof needs replacing, lots of shingles are curling up, they just replaced the siding, did the deck, next year they'll do the roof and a patio down near the deck.... trying to work the neighbor, they need a serious deck restoration....would be another challenge, its so gray, its black and the green growing on it looks like astro-turf......
went by today, weather was better and the color settled in a bit after just one day, it'll look even better in a few more, but since I was there I snapped a couple more....you can see the difference in color already....
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Your awfully fast there Celeste... LOL, couldnt even get em loaded up :) ...
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what the heck...last ones..... :cool:
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this shot shows how nasty it was before.......
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a couple more.......
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We finished this deck up this week also. It is aprox 15 years old and had a clear sealer applied awhile back. Half of the area is covered by a roof with an exterior plywood ceilling. There was plenty of mold and mildew and quite a bit of dead wood, primarily where there is no roof and the outsides where the UV rays have been abusing it, as well as the snow etc....We stripped everything and were even contracted to handle the roof trim, soffit, ceilling etc. (even the vent cover). which was another day to prime and paint the ceilling and trim. Took a lot of primer and a top coat of a color that the customer chose.......
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Im really dissapointed with the way the first pic came out, looks poopy, but the second one (with the floor) is the way the whole deck looks.
Is this "the one"? well, lets just say this "is just one" and leave it there. :)
the color is Natural Cedar.
It was supoosed to rain today, but the sun is out, maybe I'll head back out and check it in some good light.
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Finally wrapped this one up prior to the Chicago weather taking its turn for the worse. Pics arent that great, cloudy, cold, dreary day...... But at least its done before winter and everyone is pleased.... :)
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It wont let me sign up, maybe its my popup blockers or other security crap on this thing.......but then again, Im sure everyone pretty much knows where Chicago is......
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Well ...so much for a free day of training....mmmmI think the "free day of training" offer has been revoked !!!!!
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Hunter,
great looking work !! what chems did you use? if any.....
at the top of both pics, it looks like the neighbors sidewalk is a mess too, did you knock on their door or leave a card with them? could be an easy sale..... nice going :cool:
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Looks really sharp......outstanding job guys!!!
How much sanding did it take, the whole thing?
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Mike, CONGRADULATIONS....DADDY!!!!
Im sure you and yours, have a few books on the subject, they're pretty good.....some good stuff there....
sleep will def. be a premium, too bad you cant bank it now....
if you have a boy, when your changing him and hes on his back nude, make sure you cover him with a diaper or something, if you dont you'll be standing under a fountain.....weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee (it never fails)
one big thing to remember, it will be a bit scary at times and you might think you have no idea what the heck your doing, but the only thing you need to do is------LOVE him/her.. and everything else just kind of falls into place....!!!!
good luck and get the cigars. :)
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Jamie.... That looks great !!! nice match with the buildings. Im really surprised the center hired outside contractors to work inside the perimeter. Did they have to do any kind of backround checks on you and the company?
again, looks fantastic, nice job!
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Good news! Jenny the Great Pyrenees has been rescued! A lady that lives nearby my house called today to inquire about her, thinking that it may be a neighbors dog that gets out a lot. She came and ID'd her and offerred to take her home. Apparently Jenny's owners are not as mindful as they should be and Jenny shows up at her house a lot also. She has become attached to the dog and also quite used to returning her.Now for the bad news: I had not been 15 minutes finishing a HUGE doghouse to house this huge dog when she called. I figured that she'd be here at least 3-4 days, but more likely 3-4 weeks.
Glad it worked out for Jenny and you !!! great job..... Jenny was a big ole baby wasnt she??
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I just had a conversation with a great pyr person, and the double dew claws confirms that it is in fact a great pyr. A preliminary examination seems to indicate that it is a girl. No luck yet finding an owner...Yup, they dont remove the dew claws from the Great Pyrenees....we have to get this beast groomed every 3 months or the hair is out of control, too much to keep up with at home. Cant shave em too close to the skin or they'll sunburn, the skin is a pinkish-white. another I.D. is the pure white eyelashes.....Tough animal for the south where you are, they're cold weather mountain dogs.....our monster loves it when it snows here and struggles in the heat of summer....
if you havent already, try the rescue link, Im sure they'll point you somewhere....but Im sure the owners are looking and worried sick about their baby !!
one more thing, this breed loves to wander, no matter how well trained, they cant be walked off leash, there little explorers......ours has gotten out 3 times and went "walk-about".....but when looking for her, its pretty easy to spot the big white monster in the neighborhood.....she never wandered more that a few blocks from home, so maybe its the same with that guy...
good luck
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Phil, I had to edit my post a couple of times to get the email for the rescue right, should be on there now......
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and they retire the big ones..... we'll never see another camile, katrina, andrew etc etc....... I moved my dad down there last year right after Frances, Im sure he's loving my dumb a$$ right about now....