Beautiful hard wood deck in Felton California
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When you can’t quite make a decision on color tone, blend them all together..
This was a complete home and garage makeover. Because of the extreme temperatures that Lake Tahoe affords all the wood-sided homes in the area, we applied a genuine double coat of Extreme: A water based semi-transparent stain by the Defy Company. To get the transparent green, we mixed three parts XYZ and then two parts TNT and then one final part ABC We can’t give away our secrets.
Truckee California
A June 2016 project in Glenshire
Often times, if not every time, I get asked what color is the wood board, or shingle going to be once it is washed and stained. The answer varies. Every board is different. Every deck is different. Every circumstance is different.
Here is a random example of a wood deck in Aptos California. The boards on the left side of the picture are cleaned and still wet. The boards on the right are stained with a mixture of natural brown tones. Tones are almost impossible to describe. Beading water isn’t.
This picture makes things out pretty orange. It’s really not the case. Well maybe it is a little bit. The clients love it which is the only preference that matters. But consider the fact that the sun is directly on the siding, and there is reflective light and glare from the railings and the windows. Color-tone aside, it’s very well protected, and it really isn’t that orange. This beach home is in Capitola, CA That cedar siding is almost 20 years old. Maintenance is Key!
Deck, Shingle & Wood Siding Staining & Sealing
Restoration and Maintenance
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This is good pic for the tone-explanation end of things. Lower right is clean, wet wood. Upper right is clean, dry wood. Upper left is stained, dry wood. Lower left is stained, wet wood. You can’t dream this up!!
What about the retaining wall colors? Wow! Ask us How..
Here are some in progress pictures of a recent deck refinishing job in the Prospect Heights area of Santa Cruz. I find it helpful to show different stages of the project, different times of day, drying times etc..
Fifteen year old deck give or take. We were told five years since the last bit of maintenance. Dangerously slippery when wet. Awfully mustardy in color we all agreed. Deck gets medium to good amount of sun.
Cleaning Santa Cruz for Wood Deck Maintenance
Santa Cruz Deck Maintenance and Shingle Staining & Sealing
South Bay Area, San Francisco, Los Gatos, Lake Tahoe
Shingle Maintenance, Deck Staining
Since 2001
This is a detached carport roof in the Soquel Hills. Don’t let this happen to you!
Quinn, February 2016
OLA
Quinn & Track
Truckee Project
These shots are taken of a Cumaru deck. We washed and stained this particular deck in the summer of 2014. The homeowner had us back out again in 2015 to do what we do. These pictures show something that is very common with all wood decks. Horizontal boards take more heat the Vertical ones do. The flooring of this Cumaru deck easily took another coat of transparent stain, yet the boards that surrounded the raised patio wouldn’t take product whatsoever.
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