This was a gutter AND a deck project in the Seascape area of Santa Cruz. These are before and after the cleaning only. I like these pictures because they showcase a situation that I see quite frequently which is damage that occurs to wood boards when pots or wood piles or small trees, or the like are left directly on the deck over time. It turns into sow bug and termite central.  Not good!

The moral to the story is to keep things UP off the deck, AND also move things around from time to time…especially big potted plants that get watered often. As you can see from the square marks on each side of the foot of this bench, this was a potential disaster waiting to happen to this beautiful deck. Luckily it was caught in time. I suggested putting their boxed lemon trees on sturdy rollers, and for a year or so..moving them to a different place on the deck.