first deck job

[landcrusin 14]

Just wanted to post some pictures of my first deck job.Want to think everybody on the board for their advice and bob at pressure tek and steve rowlette for all their help. thanxs again.

[landcrusin 14]

i cleaned the deck with a percarbonate cleaner then used citric acid on it . I let dry for 3 days until the moisture was under 12%.finished off with natural ceder ready seal stain.I did it by hand with a brush and a 9" staining pad.

[seymore 90]

Nice looking color :cool:

how much stain did it take u doing it by hand?

[landcrusin 14]

that's what a think the problem was . I used about 4 gallons on the deck.

[seymore 90]

Well you should less in theory staining by hand especially the railling but a deck that dry after you cleaned it will soak up the stain like a sponge!

I would tell them the deck might need to be stained again in a year then you should be able to go atleast 2 years after that.It's like training the deck to hold the stain and next time you should use half what you used this time.I'm talking staining the only the floor and the topcap of the rail.

Good job for a first deck it's only gonna get easier :cool:

[PressurePros 248]

I looked at your "after" pics first, now seeing what you had to start with makes it even more impressive. Very nice job, it came out very nice.

Just an FYI. You can post a second set of pics in the same post by clicking on 'reply' and using the advanced post settings.

[landcrusin 14]

sorry i forgot to tell you this was after the first coat of stain and thanks seymore for your input.got to go back and take some pictures of the last coat.

[seymore 90]

Ahh that's cool if you were able to get the deck darker and richer in color.You might want to wait a few weeks till it cures and take pics so your customer will see the finished product.

I like to show my customers a pic when it's the darkest and after it cures so i won't hear "it's sooo dark will it get lighter".