Sometimes you have a needy deck.
There were a lot of things in need of repair when we bought this house. That’s one of the reasons why we bought it: the potential to upgrade to our liking and turn a buck at the same time. We’re currently in the midst of a real buck turner: the deck.
It’s old. It’s weathered. It hasn’t been treated in years. The wood is still solid, however, and there’s potential. And we love potential. Now, we can’t give it a LIKE NEW look since the damage of neglect has been done, but we can certainly give it a THAT’S WAY BETTER look. Which we like to do.
First, the sucker had to be pressure washed. Turns out pressure washing is slippery business, as it’s easy to remove dirt, and old paint, and also… a layer of wood in some spots Oops. But again, we realize any improvement is still an improvement, and we’re confident a big improvement is in store in a week or so.
So here you go. Photos of the first phase of the project. Please note that our cat Holly has once again assumed the supervisor role, as she does for all our home projects. She keeps us honest and signs our timesheets.
And here comes my long, but very satisfying job: staining the wood! I’m exempt from any difficult manual labor through the end of the year, and if you don’t know why, you’ll learn in future bloggings when you see another project we’ve got going on inside the house. Anyway, the deck is a tricky endeavor to work on, since it’s been raining every other day. The weather report is always amusing to see, with a scary thunderstorm cloud on day one, followed by a happy sun on day two, repeat, repeat, repeat. Anyway, the end result should be decent, judging by the work so far…
