Adrian

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No one can eyeball the sq. footage. They can come close. BUt there are websites all over with resi info. www.zillow.com here's one

Right on, Thx Beth. Bookmarking those sites. Just found out some grocery chains RFP on their website for the shopping cart cleaning. I remember the fella that built his own shopping cart drive thru station. Then performed the repairs on site.

Thanks for the homework Beth. I have not seen these yet. Are there ever any RFP's for wood resto? I have only dealt with resi's. Is it a tappable market? The gov't has to have wood somewhere right?

I am throwing my ignorance out there so much lately for the world to see, I almost have no shame left BUT..... What does FBO mean?

Nice recovery Rick. Can't even tell. Lots of grills I have seen even have the gas line that has to be disconnected. Pita IMO. But needs to be moved. Great work as usual.

Crank it. But don't break anything. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZOOQCIzBV0]YouTube - *******[/ame]

It seems like the furniture did not take to the prep as well as the deck did. It was a freebie on the furniture and she was happy. There are some builders here with very creative ideas and shapes. This one is actually mild in comparison to some I have done. One of my customers has 3 different levels of deck that all sections are shaped like a stop sign except for the "bandstand" yes bandstand. ( it's from the early '80's ). It's definately a party deck. But this one was fun. You have a point Rick. The furniture was very old and it was a crap shoot to see if I could bring it back. At least it's still breathing. Ha. Alot of decks are built over flatwork too. Personally it's just extra real estate I have to cover and keep wet. I prefer over the ground or at least elevated a bit. This was a fun project. Paid pretty good too. Now I only need about 10 more of these sizes to set me up for the Winter. ( kidding)

Oh yeah, I sprayed their patio furniture too. I am not totally sold with RS on teak. But it looks better than when I found it. Ha.

Wood resto yeilds more than housewashing anyday. I was just saying I would like to get to that point where it is only wood. It is very rewarding. But I'm not there yet. I'll keep trying to get to that point, I believe it is a realistic target and am willing to continue to shoot for it. But I still have to do HW's and flatwork as well as resto. Good points you make too. I only know of a couple of woodies that are doing only wood and staying afloat.

I just recently experienced my first full blown hurricane this past season and a bunch of tornadoes that were spawned dead on at my back door. ........ I will run ............. and take cover. It might even be posted nationally somewhere like wiki, that without question " Adrian will run"

Well put. I still have to do house washes and flatwork. But that is a level to strive for. Again, well put.

Thx Ron, Checked a few of the sites you mentioned. Some are free. Still researching some of the info. Thx for the call. So far, it could be another good move to enroll in. I would like to hear of other' experiences. All in all not much different from being a city's certified or registered vendor to recieve the same info.

During a tornado ? No way, ... I will be the first to run.

I don't love my deckster that much.

Much Respect Jon. BNR are very forgiving. I have shown them a few times myself how to eat a foot lunch, and they are quick to recon in a positive direction.

yeah +1 here. I like that idea.

I have a couple that are china from Kwall that I have been using for a couple of years now. Unfortunately I do not have the tact that you have and I just wrap mine up in a rag and do not clean them at all. The RS oil seems to keep them soft in between uses. Or i'm just lazy. But the Kwall brushes hold up well for me.

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.... It's a beauty way to go.

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YYZ, love that tune. Played it alot ( in the closet ),lots of "from the heart". Never was good enough to cover Alex. One too many hammer bashes replacing wood.LOL. Some things are better left untouched. That tune and whole album bring back many memories. I'm gonna have to load it in the mp3 player now that you mention it. Witch hunt, Vital signs, Red Barchetta , My uncle has a country place that no one knows about....... It's gonna be a great weekend.

Really nice work. Do you think the AC would hold up well down here?

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Even better. Enjoy your free time.