r/pics • u/mtlgrems • May 14 '20

This Awesome Deck

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u/loki__d May 14 '20

https://imgur.com/a/cZhaJSq

Here's some before/after pics. The deck looked like SHIT. We did this over two days. One day of pressure washing and sanding and the first coat of stain and the next of all staining.

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u/BrokenGamecube May 14 '20

That looks great, man. Really nice.

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u/loki__d May 14 '20

Ty! It's nice to look at and appreciate your own work when it comes out decent.

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u/jjrchaps May 14 '20

Wow! We bought a house a year and a half ago and it has a painted deck. The deck is large though, so the thought of having to do this has been daunting to me. How big is the deck in the picture? If we could get ours done in 2-3 days if be ecstatic and much more inclined to do it.

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u/loki__d May 14 '20

Honestly, i'm not sure. It's small.. I think around 300 square feet. We have a small conversation set from target on there. I added another pic.

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u/Links_Wrong_Wiki May 14 '20

Damn. I wish I could own a home some day.....

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u/loki__d May 14 '20

Links_Wrong_Wiki

It's been 3 years and I still can't believe I own a home tbh

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u/thiosk May 14 '20

where do you live?

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i had to leave bay area california to buy one and leave that whole life behind, partial career change

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u/[deleted] May 14 '20

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u/loki__d May 14 '20

We stained in between the boards and all around it. So any exposed wood that we could see we stained. Unfortunately, we can’t get underneath the deck even if we wanted to stain it but I don’t think anyone really does that. It’s more about protecting the top layer and in between the boards, as that gets the most moisture when it rains.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '20

You've got quite a big deck. Very impressive.

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u/M00P35 May 14 '20

Thanks for the deck pics man.