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Oct 6, 2007 | 2:28 AM PST
Tag: stain my deck
Well, I have spent the last two days staining our deck a Light redwood. We picked Cabot for the brand as we had had several people recommend it.. time will tell how it weathers!! The stain went on nicely and even though we power washed the deck, it turned out really well. Have to go buy the 3rd gallon to finish up, but it is looking good!! The guy at the store told us that people really should reseal their decks and wood surfaces every 3-4 years no matter how long the stain is supposed to last. Once you get the color on, just use clear to keep it and then you can use a roller instead of a paint brush. I am not sure how large the deck is, but we did count, 80 spindles!! Will be looking for a sale on Christmas lights and buy the rope kind. We had them on our deck for lighting and they lasted about 5 years and it really worked well, coming on every day at the same time, due to help from a timer.
Just the right amount of light and looks nice in the back.
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Oct 6, 2007 | 8:00 AM PST
been waiting to see how you got on with your decking.!have you ever fallen over after the rain? i did and really hurt my self. the mice distroyed our power washer buy chewing the wires in it and making a nest,who says mice dont seek revenge!!!! your colour sounds nice. that idea with the christmas lights sounds fantastic. my daughter has given me a set of globe lights which look good ,but cant be left out over winter. have fun.all the best. Last edited by valery on October 6th at 8:02 AM. |
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Oct 6, 2007 | 9:02 AM PST
Valery, we left those rope lights up all year around and they lasted for a long time. The only reason we are replacing them is because we had to take them down to paint and thought we should just start out with new lights. Otherwise they were still in decent shape. We had them timed to come on every day at dusk and to go off at 11pm. It worked great. |
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Oct 6, 2007 | 4:46 PM PST
CC, hope you will be able to get a picture with the lights on in the evening. Good job, now get some rest. LB |
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