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We are glad things turned out well. Now If you can see through all the BS (some ours and some yours) You will find this to be a VERY informative group of people. Getting started in the right direction by coming here will help you more in the long run than you know! So now that that's out of the way, add your name to the signature section in the user cp section. Helps us identify each other on a more personal level... and how did you like my BULL story?? especially that you're in your 20's It really fits LOL

I think my BULL story was the best advice... it should be madatory reading fo all newcomers!! sorry if I offended anyone!!

Reminds me of the story about the 2 bulls. The young Bull and Old bull are standing on a hill looking over a field with 20 cows in it... The young bull says "let's run down there and **uck one of them cows!" The old bull says "lets WALK down there and **uck them all!"

You got it Bro. Tell me where to send it "DAD"

Settle down bro. Ken fenner gave you ample advice, he's pretty good at the deck thing. Plus If you look at other threads, you will probably find more info for yourself. Plus, there are a lot of guys that are really busy at this time of year. amny "simple" questions get answered by a guy (ken stepped up this time) and then there is no reason to beat the dead horse... Other than that, I wasn't a "seasoned" pro when I started asking questions, but before I asked them, I looked at similiar threads...

try some gutter shock on the area where the oil is. gutter shock is butyl based which should eat up the oil... I certainly screwed up an oil sealed driveway a few years ago with GS!!

Yeah STEVE!!!!!!! It's great to see you coming around... did ya hear about the *****? I actaully joined something!!! It's got a great group of guys... well that's another story.. Keep us posted (or just me!!), I sure miss our talks about wine, women and song! Just kidding.... You wouldn't even recognize me... I actually give guys advice about powerwashing (not much) instead of just "taking" the advice!!!!

positive question/critique coming... in the last picture of the wood, it looks like your wand strayed or stopped a few times... the "check" marks on the un-clean part of the wood makes me ask/say this. try not to stop when doing the board, continue through the entire board one way, then return on the same board in one "run." Stopping will cause lines... and if needed to stop or do something, fan the wand up and away from the board (kind of hard to explain). But if you did what I'm saying, then ignore me!!!! But you defenitely want to get a 3 ft. lance, with an easy pull gun and some tips to reduce the pressure... that dual lance will retire you early!!!

Looked like the "newer" trex, but it looked like it was 10 years worth of growth... will be getting a better after picture when I go back to stain the wood deck

"Maintenance free" until the mold and lichten (spelling???) start growing on it. I started to use the housewash mix, but then went on to roof magic and then oxalic acid. There were still some light black on some boards, but it looked great when we were done. There was a wood deck we did also, and I will be going back to stain it. Will get some more pics of the trex... and yes, did the house and some gutter clean out (filled to the top) and pruned some trees.

FREE! 55 gallons of it free anytime I need it... sort of. I get it from my friend who owns a farm, then I wash something for him. In the end I make out a lot better (I usually get 2 55s a year), but he finds his house being clean worth the exchange!!

So your BJ neighbor hired someone other than YOU. Hopefuly they never "need" anything in a pinch! Most of the times my next door neighbor gets a FREE housewash when I do my own. He's one of my best friends, has an in ground pool, and is always hooking me up with work from people he knows. Some neighbors are gold, some aren't!!

Don't give them a Warranty, give them a Guarantee .. You'll Guarantee if they go with a cheap price and someone will "warranty" the work, then you'll guarantee they will get a **** job!

Doug Lucas, That thing looks good (laddersaver). But I'm a little leary about rinsing with it. What kind of pressure is that thing throwing? And Doug Dahlke, you left a little green in the first picure!! LOL looks good. I actually have been kicking around the idea of DS... I already do it for truck washing

I think it's great, but is that a Brogue I detect???

I am bidding a condo complex and they would like me to use 'Lifetime Wood Sealent" ( as per the bid sheet, which is poorly written at best). Anybody have any experience with this stuff? only thing I found on the internet was that it seesm to cover wood/ concrete/ and masonary... silicone rubber?? Also in the bid sheet , it says I should use 180 degree water at 2,000-2,000 psi at a minumum of 6 inches from the wood... And this is from an ENGINEER... it's unreal what you deal with when people have no idea about power washing... Not 1 mention of 'soaps' in order to clean the mold and mildew. But I may use the hot water to my advantage because the guy I'm bidding against doesn't have ahot water machine!! LOL

Ummac??

And that's what I needed! Thank you

I agree RICH... If I walk in with literature from a credible source then the HOA can figure out how they want to aproach it. Benjamin moore and those companies have "LITERATURE" that helps sell their product, why not us... and yes 99% of the guys and gals on this board are credible to ME, but HOA groups may not take this thread as a 'source'!!!!

Wow, I'm glad I invoked such a discussion.. AND THANK YOU to everyone (except TOM D!!! LOL) Here's the update, I'm going to hand in the bid sheet w/ MY SPECS i.e. Ready Seal (flooring) and Ben Moore (spindles)... Cold water cleaning with roof magic and or timber strip/ oxalic. I will also hand in litetrature staitng that Hot Water and 2,000psi Isn't the recommended way to clean wood... I will also provide copies of MSDS for all chems to be used, and then let them decide if the engineer has the "association" in it's best interest, or if he's just collecting a fee from morons??? The only Problem am running into is the engineer is from Philly (where the property management company is from) I will also question the VOC compliance of that Lifetime Wood Sealant, which me and my painter don't want to use because it's unfamiliar to us. So here's my next question... Who (on-line and a 'credible' source) has this anti-hot water/ high pressure literature... I know what I was taught, but I don't think I've ever seen a Manufacturer write down specs for cleaning wood???? P.S. I will never do **** work... No matter what the spec sheet says, I was just going to wash the correct way if I win the bid, but attaching a rider culpabilty clause is a great idea

Wow, I'm glad I invoked such a discussion.. AND THANK YOU to everyone (except TOM D!!! LOL) Here's the update, I'm going to hand in the bid sheet w/ MY SPECS i.e. Ready Seal (flooring) and Ben Moore (spindles)... Cold water cleaning with roof magic and or timber strip/ oxalic. I will also hand in litetrature staitng that Hot Water and 2,000psi Isn't the recommended way to clean wood... I will also provide copies of MSDS for all chems to be used, and then let them decide if the engineer has the "association" in it's best interest, or if he's just collecting a fee from morons??? The only Problem am running into is the engineer is from Philly (where the property management company is from) I will also question the VOC compliance of that Lifetime Wood Sealant, which me and my painter don't want to use because it's unfamiliar to us. So here's my next question... Who (on-line and a 'credible' source) has this anti-hot water/ high pressure literature... I know what I was taught, but I don't think I've ever seen a Manufacturer write down specs for cleaning wood????

probably Brasso on the brass, But The guys door may have faded because you washe dthe dirt off. Might need a paint job. Never really had that problem.... Did he have a storm door?

I re-built my deck and my father's deck this summer. The new PT is this stuff ECOLIFE. It comes VERY light unlike the old PT that was dark and really wet. I am assuming that this NEW method of pressure treating the wood has something to do with it. long story short, I get some shade on my deck, and my old man gets NO shade on his deck. Both decks have black spore mold all over the horizontals. It was so bad on my deck, I brought it back to the lumber yard. Although I have yet to clean and stain the wood, (wanted it to dry out a little and was busy with other stuff) and this stuff looks like crap. I'm wondring if this new PT system is causing a lot of the problems??

Ready Seal looks good, but how well did it penetrate? HAve yet to get an Ipe deck, but I hear they are hell on saw blades!!!!