Every time it rained I could smell the deck from INSIDE our house. There was mold & mildew growing underneath the stain on the boards on our deck. When we borrowed my parents power washer to do the house Kyle also power washed our deck... and you can see how easily the stain washed away.
The next step was to remove all the handrails since they were so old and warped.
And then replace with new boards Kyle cut (thank you Cory for lending us your chop saw!)
So here are a couple before shots:
Next step was waiting for all the wood to dry out and find a time where it wasn't going to rain for 3 days straight --- which is impossible in the summer! We decided to go with the BEHR Deck Over paint which is AMAZING-- totally gives old wood a new smoother texture filling in the cracks while giving it an overall color of your choice. The only time that we could find to dedicate hours to this project was at night. So yes we were those weird neighbors painting our deck from 8-10 two nights in a row. Kyle also spent about 4 hours doing a coat on the outer railing Saturday afternoon while Emery and I played.
Even though it was a huge project, it was totally worth it! Here are a picture couple collages of the before and after:
And here are some final after shots of how the deck looks currently with our furniture on it. SO happy with the outcome!
3 comments:
Oh my goodness it looks like you have a new deck!! So worth it! L.O.V.E. I.T.!!
Lots and Lots and Lots of work, but the end result looks GREAT! We need to get that hard working husband of yours a chop saw!
love your new deck!! so beautiful.
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