I need help. and lots of it.

[PressureX 14]

Hey everybody,

Are any of you wood restoration guys willing to help me out? I need to put in a bid for a fence & deck, deck has olympic sealer on it, fence is pressure treated and hasn't had anything done to it in 10 years.

I have a bunch of numbers, measurements, and a lot of questions. Are any of you guys willing to help me out & call me?

I'd really appreciate it.

[Rick2 42]

I don't do decks too much but I do quite a bit of fences. I've found HD 80 to work great on stripping. Hope this helps.

[PressureX 14]

Thanks. I am looking more for how to calculate it all up though. For the fence which is like chalky on the light green faded places, I figured a good wash then RS, for the deck on the other hand, I figured to just strip, wash, sand, and then RS. What ya think?

[MudDuck 20]

Are you doing all that fence or just the curtlege around the deck. And both sides of the fence? The fence needs more than a wash, I'd say light HD80.

[PressureX 14]

Thanks guys, I got the estimate out. Depending on how this project will go if I get it, I might get into wood restoration some more ;)

Thanks for the tips!

MudDuck: Im not sure yet, my fence is the same, and has the same light green discoloring, Ill test on my fence to figure out if I could do a simple wash, or need some HD80.

Thank you very much!

[plainpainter 217]

Is it my imagination or does that deck look like in good shape? Was that stain olympic maximum? If so - maintain that finish, don't strip it! That's a good product! That's more like 2 cups of household bleach in a gallon of water and a little surfactant - maybe just a tad of TSP to break up the surface tension, as the water sill looks like it is beading. And then apply a maintenance coat.

[PressureX 14]

It was only like this in some places. Plus he did it and its uneven all across the deck.

[bigchaz 157]

Deck $3/sq ft

benches $10/ft

fence $3.5/foot per side

[PressureX 14]

Deck $3/sq ft

benches $10/ft

fence $3.5/foot per side

Whoa those are some crazy numbers, I could never get this around here :alien:

but then again i also didnt try yet ... im really thinking about expanding into wood restoration.

Edited August 16, 2008 by PressureX

[MichiganPowerWashing.com 14]

Thanks guys, I got the estimate out. Depending on how this project will go if I get it, I might get into wood restoration some more ;)

Thanks for the tips!

MudDuck: Im not sure yet, my fence is the same, and has the same light green discoloring, Ill test on my fence to figure out if I could do a simple wash, or need some HD80.

Thank you very much!

This fence .... sounds like pressure treated wood . Some customers say it's mold :)) I would say all pressure treated wood is more or less green from chemicals

[Bryan C 14]

Whoa those are some crazy numbers, I could never get this around here :alien:

but then again i also didnt try yet ... im really thinking about expanding into wood restoration.

Wait until you have to clean and stain a shadow-box fence. They are time consuming and drink stain. After you are done, you will understand why you charge what you do. BTW - I charge $5/foot per side on fences and get that here..

[jeffex11 121]

what did you bid and did you get the job?

[PressureX 14]

Yea I got the job. But only the fence, he decided not to go with the deck. Anyways, since this will be my first fence, I charged him $900. Now after reading all of this, im not all too confident that that will be enough, lol. Together the fence is about 1,351 sq. ft. 251 ft. long by 4 ft high, and then I added in the pickets. So it came out to a little over 1300 sq. ft. and I charged $900. Now i feel like I just kicked myself though. :O

[jeffex11 121]

I charge by the section on fences. I get $30 a section to wash and stain on a fence like in you pictures. usually a fence section is 7 to 8 ft. linear so approx. 32 or so sections $900 is a good price for the fence IMO. My wife and I can wash and stain that fence with 2 machines in 6 hours.

[Bryan C 14]

I charge by the section on fences. I get $30 a section to wash and stain on a fence like in you pictures. usually a fence section is 7 to 8 ft. linear so approx. 32 or so sections $900 is a good price for the fence IMO. My wife and I can wash and stain that fence with 2 machines in 6 hours.

What are you applying that you can apply stain to wet wood?

[jeffex11 121]

olympic maximum 3yr toner. wood tux wet is another although I haven't use that product myself

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

What are you applying that you can apply stain to wet wood?

Bryan -

You will get better durability and longevity in most cases by applying to dry wood rather than wet wood, in my opinion.

Seal when dry.

Beth

[MudDuck 20]

What are you applying that you can apply stain to wet wood?

I wouldn't deliberately try to stain wet wood but the Armstrong Clark I just put on a simi dry deck came out perfect. It rained the evening before I stained it with little sun the day of. I've done three decks with AC now and have nothing but good to say about it.

[MudDuck 20]

olympic maximum 3yr toner. wood tux wet is another although I haven't use that product myself

I have the 5 yr Nat Cedar and it sucks. Wont do that again. Blotchy orange Hooter sauce lookin crap.