Evidence that this deck was jam packed with filthy grime. This was in May and the debris was still stinky wet in nature. Never a good thing! This lack of maintenance does real damage to the boards over time due to the deck’s inability to naturally drain. In doing so, it also strips all the overall beauty from its appearance. You would be very surprised how much more refreshing the deck becomes when you can see and feel the preferred gap between the boards. .

It’s also a deck that had a giant wood storage box on it that had seen wayyy better days. You can see the mark that was left. I convinced the homeowner to not only remove the thing off the deck but to keep it off as well. It certainly wasn’t doing the deck any favors, in fact it was eating away at the deck in places where it likely stayed wet for months at a time. Yep, perfect conditions for sow bugs, termites, those sorts of critters.

Deck Washing and Staining

San Lorenzo Valley