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Offline mrclose

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The Deck Is Done!! (And It Was Easy) 8)
« on: September 12, 2013, 07:32:08 PM »



If you will remember, I had asked folks what they thought was the easiest way to stain all of the pickets/spindles on my deck?

I found the answer .. which I will share below.

This deck, even though it looks it in the pictures is NOT small.

(It measures just over 200 square feet.)

Two of the pictures (bottom) show my unfinished rear steps (doing this weekend).

I included the pictures to show exactly what the wood deck looked like before the staining.






(The 'Unfinished')






Okay, as promised .. my secret to getting all those pickets/spindles and deck done quickly?

My Better-half did it!  :cheersmate:
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Re: The Deck Is Done!! (And It Was Easy) 8)
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2013, 07:50:03 PM »
Nice.

What kinds of bushes are those around the base of the deck?
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Re: The Deck Is Done!! (And It Was Easy) 8)
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2013, 01:53:23 PM »
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Re: The Deck Is Done!! (And It Was Easy) 8)
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2013, 08:29:15 PM »
It looks really nice!!
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Re: The Deck Is Done!! (And It Was Easy) 8)
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2013, 11:50:08 PM »
Nice.

What kinds of bushes are those around the base of the deck?
I wish that I knew.
I thought that I knew 'until' I went to search on Google and put "Variegated Plants, shrubs' in the image search engine to make sure.

Looking at the following link .. you can see my dilemma!


http://garden-photos-com.photoshelter.com/gallery/Variegated-Plants-Leaves-Stock-Photos/G0000vnItmZIbleQ
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Re: The Deck Is Done!! (And It Was Easy) 8)
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2013, 11:52:13 PM »
It looks really nice!!

Thank You!

I'll tell the boss. :rofl:
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Re: The Deck Is Done!! (And It Was Easy) 8)
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2013, 05:00:35 AM »
Looks great!

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Re: The Deck Is Done!! (And It Was Easy) 8)
« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2013, 07:01:11 AM »
You guys did a great job.
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