Ever have a deck you just know is gonna be a challenge?

[PressurePros 249]

Immediate issues:

- Cedar (the softest wood known to man)

- Multiple coats of waterborne Behr acrylic

- Landscaping

- Pool

- Second story

This beast is 90 feet long, has three trellises, built in planter boxes and benches. Did I mention acrylic? I normally wouldn't take on a project like this at this time of the year but I wanted it for my portfolio. A couple of guys actualy bid under $2000. We're done the stripping and it was no small task. I was out on the first day of the project. 16 hours to strip it completely.

For the stripping formula call or visit Scott at www.theprosealerstore.com. Thanks for the heads up, Scott.. worked like a charm.

Here is the whole thing in a glance. To put it in perspective I'll follow with a closeup or two of certain sections.

See that far left corner in the picture above? Here is a closer view to help you get a feel for the size of this deck.

[PressurePros 249]

30 posts hold this thing up

You can see two of the trellises in this shot of the right side. Two full staircases lead to the floor. The other one is in the middle of the deck next to the house and leads to a smaller deck at ground level.

Here is a shot from the front. That fence color tells all. It also wraps around me for another 20 linear feet that you cannot see in the pic.

[PressurePros 249]

The deck is so dry and that acrylic so bonded that even at 800 psi the pulp was flying. This beast is going to eat a ton of oil. I'll update this thread after project is complete.

PS: That concrete was evidently painted red by the previous homeowner.

Edited June 7, 2008 by PressurePros

[PressurePros 249]

The crew that finished didn't get any nice shots after the acid bath but here is a teaser. This thing is going to be magazine ready when we are finished.

[bigchaz 157]

you're a better man than me ken

that is ridiculous

All things considering with acrylic and cedar that last shot doesn't even look too fuzzy

What are you staining with? How many gallons estimated?

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

Nice strip. Huge deck. Defelt that bad boy before you seal it.

Beth

[PressurePros 249]

Charlie,

It's getting two coats of Baker's blend of super cedar gold and super cedar dark. I estimated for 35 gallons Its probably going to be a bit less than that. The first coat will probably disappear.

Beth,

I dedicated a three man crew for a half day of sanding and defelting. One of the only reasons I took this on besides what I mentioned above was the fact that it has powder coated metal spindles. Wood spindles would have taken this this project over 5000 s/f and probably would take twice as long.

[MMI Enterprises 289]

Yea that is a beauty Ken!

Now offer up yer procedure for the spindle protection... clingwrap saranwrap taped top and bottom?

Look same builder works out here..lol:

[PressurePros 249]

I think the Dekorator spindles are an excellent choice in a deck. No maintenance.

For staining, one guy sprays top and bottom rails the other backbrushes and wipes every single spindle with a rag moistened with a spirit.

[MMI Enterprises 289]

Thought of that, didn't do it though..

[Littlefield 65]

Ken, nice post. Looking forward to more pics. And yes, I will be calling Scott for the stripping recipe, unless you would be willing to shoot me a PM? :)

[fireandrain 39]

I think the Dekorator spindles are an excellent choice in a deck. No maintenance.

For staining, one guy sprays top and bottom rails the other backbrushes and wipes every single spindle with a rag moistened with a spirit.

Nice one Ken. I mentioned yesterday that I hadn't seen a solid in over 2 years so Im pretty spoiled out here. I must say, Id have to take this one on as well GREAT portfolio deck! Kevin, I take the same approach to metal spindles when I see them. MUCH faster than wrapping and/or taping. My chem resistant spray bottle of min. spirits travels everywhere with me when Im spraying. With RS, a bottle of simple green as well.

That is one beauty of a deck Ken,as always, well done!

[john@AEC 37]

Brilliant work Ken (& crew)

[plainpainter 217]

Ken - you need your head examined - Rosco wouldn't even get out of bed for a lousy 2 grand for a deck like that! That's an easy 10-15k job.

[PressurePros 249]

Dan, $10K would have been sweet. I sold it at a multiple of 2 grand but that multiple wasn't five.

[James 625]

Ken, nice project but too dam big !!

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

Think big! :banana: I like jobs that size. Would rather spend a day on one large job than two or three smaller ones...

Beth :cup: :sunshine:

[RPetry 564]

Ken,

That is one unholy monster, especially stripping acrylic.

Worked up an estimate on a big solid oil job a few weeks back. Came out less expensive to just replace the wood spindles than to strip them.

[plainpainter 217]

How many square feet of wood do you estimate?

[PressurePros 249]

How many square feet of wood do you estimate?

Dan, about 3300.

[John Doherty 126]

Wow, looks like they built the house around that thing.

[Thad 135]

Dan, $10K would have been sweet. I sold it at a multiple of 2 grand but that multiple wasn't five.

We need to work on your sales skills and confidence, Chen.

;)

:lol:

[MMI Enterprises 289]

ahh.. 6g's is enough :)

[Scott Paul 164]

For the stripping formula call or visit Scott at www.theprosealerstore.com. Thanks for the heads up, Scott.. worked like a charm.

You are welcome. I'm glad it worked for you. Looks great so far!

[plainpainter 217]

So what's the recipe, Scott?

[Scott Paul 164]

So what's the recipe, Scott?

Not much to it. I have to thank my worker for this. He applied HD80 to a thick Behr strip on a hot day and he was having trouble getting the stain off. To keep it wet he applied the Powersolve Injectable stripper on top. The combination of the two works wonders! We so far only mentioned it to Ken and Jarrod and both tried it with phenomenal results! I think the injectable properties and extra sodium hyroxide boosts the HD80's effectiveness.