Ready Seal Deck job - my first apart from my own that is...

[usarose 18]

We quoted this customer for the driveway and the customer asked me to quote for the deck too...I got the deck job and the driveway will follow soon when her budget allows it.

I have done my own Deck with RS (Dark Red) before and it worked out well - wooden house and about the same color as the RS I already had. We used an applicator pad and hand sprayers to apply the RS. I had a new Deckster spray nozzle that I attached to my hand pump - it was problematic and did not mist continually and the cone spray pattern was not greatest -I have a backpack sprayer but did not want to mess it up. I used a cleaner and a brightener and left it for a week as we had showers just about every day. We have a digital moisture tester and it read a 000 - anything below 12% and we can apply stain. Anyway it came out nice and the customer was really happy but I really dislike pump up sprayers. I have an old Chapin that is my old faithful - all the new crap can go back it the truck...for ever.

I have since rebuilt the Chapin and I am hoping that I can get a fan nozzle if that is the one to get and try again.

I think because I was having sprayer problems that I was heavy on the coat on the deck - Tracy/Pete say that should get 700sqft to a 5 gal bucket - I didn't I used 5 gal on the 450 sqft deck and was wondering if that was the norm. Anyway here are the before and after pictures.

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[RPetry 564]

Rob,

Nice job. With older PT wood, 100 sq. ft. / gal. of Ready Seal is just about right, the first time you restore a deck. At the 2 yr. maintenance point, expect anywhere from 140 - 170 sq. ft. per gal.

[Ronw 15]

Good work man.

[usarose 18]

Rob,

Nice job. With older PT wood, 100 sq. ft. / gal. of Ready Seal is just about right, the first time you restore a deck. At the 2 yr. maintenance point, expect anywhere from 140 - 170 sq. ft. per gal.

Thanks Rick

Your numbers would be spot on. What do you use as an applicator/sprayer type?

Rob

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

It's so nice to see results like that!

Beth

[RPetry 564]

Thanks Rick

Your numbers would be spot on. What do you use as an applicator/sprayer type?

Rob

Rob,

We use a Decker 5'er with the PumpTec pump.