I didn't do the actual washing, but I'm pretty sure my folks used a larger spray head (less concentrated pressure). My deck isn't that big, though. So, it could just be that it went a lot faster. We got the whole thing done (washing and then re-staining) in a weekend - and most of that time was making sure it was dry enough to stain.
On 4/25/05, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Deanna wrote: > > Hm. I did it on my deck that had some nasty mold growing on it. And, > > my dad does it to his deck every few years. Mines treated crap; my > > dad's is cedar. Both are fine. But, YMMV. > > > > Mine is Cedar and was pretty weathered. The powerwashing really > cleaned it up and now you can see the Cedar wood again although it was > a real b1tch! Basically you're cleaning your deck in 1 inch strips, 1 > board wide; very tedious. > > You do have to be careful with the pressure you use - I used 1400 psi > and that was plenty. More pressure does it faster, but it can also > damage the softer wood. I think if you keep it to 1200 - 1400 psi > you'll have more labor, but it's safer. > > My wife also brought home a sweet belt sander to smooth the ridges, > but I'm going to need a nail setter or a small hammer to reset the > nails as the sander sands off the top of the nails if you're not > careful. > > As it was raining today I couldn't finish the job yesterday but what > I'll do next is: > > 1.) Set all of the nails, > 2.) Finish sanding the floor, and > 3.) Chemically strip, clean, and stain it. > > It should look pretty nice! A lot of work though ... > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:155235 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
