Our First Place

August 13th, 2006 - Refinishing the Deck

We love our deck. It's wide, spacious, and has an overhang for shade (future bar area). It wraps around the back of the house nicely, has 2 stair cases, and 3 points of entry. Before the summer was up, we wanted to reseal/stain the deck to protect it from the winter and most importantly...THROW A PARTTTTTYYYYY!

This task was a process, so don't expect to get it done in one weekend.

1. Powerwashing:
Time: 2 weekends, 1 person
Before (left) and After (right)
Be cautious not to over do it. You can damage the deck or overdry the wood.





2. Sanding:
Time: 1 day, 1 person, 23 splinters
"I feel like the Karate Kid! Wax on Wax off"~Keith

"That's Japanese!"~Anita

"Except HE was doing it by hand." ~Dennis


3. Sealing/Staining:
Time: 4 hours, 3 people
Not too bad. Just a little messy and sticky. We used Behr Stain/Sealer in "Cedar".






Drum roll please...
Presenting the finished product! Look, even the sky opened up for us!