Spent yesterday working on the renters back deck. Screwing down loose boards on the deck and railings. One wouldn't think that this would be an issue, but somehow these boards, while being screwed in work themselves loose. Due to a moronic move by previous owners using a colored stain, rather than using a clear sealer and letting the wood age and darken naturally...which in my opinion is a much better look than any 'color' you can put on, especially for a treated deck. I went through about 10 sanding discs and 3 belts to remove the stain and get the boards back to their somewhat original appearance. Once the sanding was complete then using a spray on deck wash and power sprayer the surface is now ready for the water seal treatment that will come today. Then there is a 24 hour drying period before normal use can take place once again. I am extremely glad that is all that needs to be done, as I am most certainly feeling the effects of the kneeling, stooping, bending and what not associated with getting the 10x10 deck to this point. But at least it's now done and will not need to be sealed again for two years, at least then the prep work will not require the sanding.
The leaves are steadily falling from the trees, couple of my trees are nearly devoid of all foliage already, fall officially hits early next week, time to start moving freezable indoors, draining hoses and getting ready for the long winter boredom of starring out the window counting the days until spring arrives once again. Having four season is a good thing, but I would like it much better if the 'winter' season were considerably shorter than what it is. In this part of the country it can be at best 5 months long (November to March) but can start in late October and last through mid-April making winter nearly 7 months, which is far, far to long!
Well that's about it for this morning, time to start getting ready to finish up the deck and then put everything away for a long winters night!
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