Deck Rebuild

[Rob]

My front door when I got home today. Was a **** of a climb.

Not really, went through the garage.

Back deck is complete.

 

[scsmith42]

Rob, Ya better stick a piece of furniture or something in front of that door (on the inside), or you might forget and get a rude awakening in the morning!

 

[richlife]

Just trying to think outside the box, Rob. Maybe you could consider building a deck under that door.

I don't want to get "way out there", but just sayin'....

Rich :mrgreen:

 

[Trent Mason]

Rob,
Your deck is bigger than our apartment. I think I would've contracted that out too. :rotflm: Excellent progress so far. :icon_thum

 

[Rob]

Deck is done

Deck is done. They have some minor stuff to resolve, and clean up to do, but for the most part it's finished with the exception of spraying the water proofing. Anyone want to help?

Front door

Lattice is up, keep the leaves from under the deck, made from 1"X3" pressure treated wood, should last longer then the Borg lattice.

Can't wait to get the grill out.

 

[Sealeveler]

Re: Deck is done

Your deck is awesome and turned out great.
Tony

 

[TracyP]

Do not show this post to my wife:nah::eusa_pray. Great looking deck!!

 

[Bill Clemmons]

Rob, that turned out fantastic. :icon_cheers Quite an improvement over the old one. :gar-Bi

Bill

 

[richlife]

Very nice, Rob. What are you going to use for "waterproofing"?

Rich

 

[Rob]

TWP, from my reading and the advice here, it was a toss up between that and Sikkens. And I was able to get it in Apex.

 

[richlife]

Yeah -- TWP is what I'm going with also based on the same recommendations. Rich :icon_thum

 

[Rob]

I'll probably start that next weekend, I'll have to pressure wash it first. Going to spray most of it with a Wagner power sprayer.

 

[Glennbear]

I'll probably start that next weekend, I'll have to pressure wash it first. Going to spray most of it with a Wagner power sprayer.

Your deck looks fantastic. :icon_thum I don't know if you have purchased the sprayer yet but based upon my experiences on my former house and the shop I erected here I have the following opinions of the Wagner sprayers:

1) Gun with attached cup for finish material (buzz gun) = Absolutely useless. :no:

2) Gun with hose attached to airless sprayer and reservoir tank = Great setup and easy to use. The gun is the same one used with much higher priced commercial sprayers and replacement parts are readily available. The only drawback I found was tool cleanup took longer than I anticipated but I was using latex paint which has more solids than the typical deck finish. I did purchase a longer hose to cut down on the number of times I had to move the tank. :wsmile:

 

[Rob]

I already own a Wagner power Sprayer, if it doesn't work, the contractor recommended a pump yard sprayer. Doesn't have to be purty, just has to soak in.

 

[Glennbear]

I already own a Wagner power Sprayer, if it doesn't work, the contractor recommended a pump yard sprayer. Doesn't have to be purty, just has to soak in.

If you end up going the pump sprayer route make sure the sprayer innards are compatible with your finish solvent. Some are not which is why the big box stores sell purposed pump sprayers for deck spraying. :wsmile:

 

[Rob]

Spent all morning spraying TWP on the deck. 10 gallons gone and need 10 more to do the underside.

The pump sprayer from Lowe's for deck stains was the best, the power sprayer just wasted too much in the are, and I got better coverage from the pump sprayer. Well worth the $25 I spent on it.

 

[richlife]

Good to know, Rob, thanks. Let's see, you needed 20 gallons, a normal deck needs maybe 2 or 3, and I'll probably need about 10 based on yours. More good to know. :wrolleyes:

Rich

 

[TracyP]

Spent all morning spraying TWP on the deck. 10 gallons gone and need 10 more to do the underside.

The pump sprayer from Lowe's for deck stains was the best, the power sprayer just wasted too much in the are, and I got better coverage from the pump sprayer. Well worth the $25 I spent on it.

How much did you spend on tape and paper for masking purposes? That was my biggest expense last time I did the sprayer technique.

 

[Rob]

Tracy, there's nothing to mask, house is brick, the TWP won't hurt it.

Rich, I put it on pretty liberally. it's all soaked in now, but staying off the deck for 24 hours. Also it took a little less then 10 gallons to do the top, rails, and lattice. I'll use the other 10 for behind the lattice and the bottom of the deck where it's exposed.