A Deck Clean and Stain - A day in the life of a PressurePros crew

[PressurePros 248]

I posted this on another link about the weather. I figured I would break this out to a new thread and have a little fun. Enjoy!

This was one of the more complex jobs this year so I was on the jobsite. Height, acyrylic stains, multi level, glass inserts, steps, benches, lots of sanding and brush work.. this one had it all.

Preparing to get 'er clean.

Testing out the new invisible harness from SafeTech. I dare you to find it!

The first coat is down on the floor. Porch, 3rd story deck, gazebo and rails are done. Pierre cuts in under the rail system.

A couple close-ups of the gazebo. We used a lighter color inside to accentuate the beauty of the cedar shingles.

The second coat goes down on the floor.

The after-shots of the whole deck and porch did not come out because of the sun. Here is the only one I could salvage along with some better shots of the way the color turned out. Beautiful if I do say so myself.

Edited August 16, 2009 by PressurePros

[PressurePros 248]

Everybody have a good week and pray.. no more rain!

[Ron Musgraves 240]

Sweet Deck Mr. Fenner....I will have to redo mine one day.

[acegot 14]

Real nice Ken! What product did you use?

[Adrian 155]

Excellent!!!!

[PressurePros 248]

Thanks you, gents.

Lyle, BGA. Deck was done with a 50/50 blend of SCD and SC, inside of gazebo is SCG.

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

As usual......very nice work! I'll bet the customer was absolutely thrilled! P-A-R-T-Y D-E-C-K!

Beth :cup:

[PressurePros 248]

Thanks, Beth! Customer is a super guy. Actually he and his wife are very nice and were patient while we worked through two ruined floor stainings because of the rain. We're scheduled for more work.

Edited August 17, 2009 by PressurePros

[bigchaz 157]

Looks like you barely budged the stain where the old rail system was connected. You just sand the all that off?

[Scott Paul 164]

Ken, You are a true pro!

Looks Awesome!

[PressurePros 248]

Looks like you barely budged the stain where the old rail system was connected. You just sand the all that off?

That was layers of acrylic (I'd swear mixed with super glue). We brushed straight stripper onto those things twice. Yep, we had to sand it all off. And of course much of it was from ladders. It doubled my allotted prep time.

[PressurePros 248]

Ken, You are a true pro!

Looks Awesome!

Scott, coming from you, that is a true compliment. Thank you!

[Richard 17]

The rain plays havoc one way and the sun plays havoc the other. Some times you need a special trip back, just to get a good after (Revived) pic. Need an overcast day to get the right camera shots.

Again, and as per usual, nice job Ken.

[bigchaz 157]

I keep looking at this thread. Such good work dude

[PressurePros 248]

Thanks, Charlie. I think the same things when I look at your pics. Next step for you is having guys able to do it for you so you can walk around and take pictures. :whip:

[PressurePros 248]

The rain plays havoc one way and the sun plays havoc the other. Some times you need a special trip back, just to get a good after (Revived) pic. Need an overcast day to get the right camera shots.

Again, and as per usual, nice job Ken.

Richard, isn't that the truth? Some guys have a natural knack for picture taking. I'm not one of them though I am getting better by just taking tons of pictures with various settings. And thank you for the kind words.

[RPetry 564]

Ken,

Holy smokes, that is one huge job. Triple decker on one side, and an elevated gazebo on the other. Add in that you guys had to strip an acrylic which is the proverbial nightmare. Oh yeah, and the very cooperative weather we've had here in the northeast.

Congrats on getting that one done!

[NateF 14]

Now that is IMPRESSIVE!!!

[PressurePros 248]

Rick, it was definitely a challenge. Trying to get eight decks done between today and Wednesday so I can head to the beach for the rest of the week. Other than being ridiculously hot, the weather looks good.

Thanks, Nate.

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

Eh...looks harder than it actually is I'll bet. ;)

Ken made it look easy because he broke it down and attacked it in a way that made sense. Always have a plan!

Beth

[PressurePros 248]

Just got a testimonail back from the customer. Some people are just a pleasure to work for:

I rarely hire contractors without a referral from a known source. However, after meeting Ken I decided to proceed with Pressure Pros for my deck restoration project, and I’m very glad that I did. Ken and his team were always on time and organized. The house and shrubs were well protected from any overspray or other damage. Despite some very uncooperative weather, the project was completed in a timely fashion to my complete satisfaction. I would recommend Ken and his team to anyone considering a deck restoration.

Brian McNamara

[john@AEC 37]

G'day Ken

Top job - love to see a job done properly!