Author: Lubell Aaron
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Decked Out
This is a photo of a ten year old deck in Scotts Valley California. Obviously the boards on the left have been stained and the boards on the right are waiting patiently for their turn. The stain is dry, which gives you a real accurate feel as to what ten year old boards could look like after they have been washed, stained, and have had time to dry. I wish I had a picture of what this deck looked like before we began work on it. It wasn’t pretty!
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Getting on the Program Early
I’ve made mention time and time again how each side of your shingle home or wood sided home will wear and age differently. If you’re going to commit to a quality transparent, there is probably going to be a side or two of your home that you, or i, will want to maintain annually, or semi, or whatever. It’s also possible that a side or two of your home can maybe go five to seven years on one good coat. Just Depends!! The more hot sun, the more sunscreen. The more exposure to harsh conditions like storms off the ocean, the more protection.
These shingles in Santa Cruz, CA were stained when the home was built about seven years ago, but nothing since. These pictures are shot on a rainy day. I swatch washed two spots, and put Biowash Natural Deck Oil(nat tone) on the top square. The bottom square has no stain.(just washed) Anyway..15 gallons later, this home turned out real nice..
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Ambidextrous
All of our outdoor finish work is performed by hand. Believe it or not, these are very old redwood planks(3×6) in Los Gatos, CA. This deck gets heavy abuse, and as you can tell by the finished boards, these wood planks are under wraps. We’ve been maintaining this deck for about five years now. Da Bomb!
Using Both Hands With Equal Ease
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Poor Mans Teeth Whitening
Work as hard as I did on the 4th of July for this beautiful 82 year old lady, and you too can have a brilliant white smile like mine. Always making it right! Pictured: Aaron Lubell & Joan Paul (Schwarz). Felton, CA
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Roof Cleaning
I always liked this photo. It probably means more to me than it can ever mean to you. We do the roof and gutters on this custom home each and every year in early spring. Each and every year when we drive up to this home, the roof always looks fairly clean. Until of course it gets cleaned.
Santa Cruz California
2009 Photo
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10SNE1?
This is another finesse type of job. Another case of properly washing this tennis court with less PSI and more GPM. Tennis courts take awhile to clean. This one is situated around plenty of Eucalyptus and Pine trees. We washed this court in 2006 and then again in 2010. They may have waited a bit too long to have me back out. To each his/her own.
Los, Gatos, California
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Shingle Maintenance Santa Cruz
Individually washed shingles. Cold Water Technique. Half Way Home on the East Side Facing Wall of the Beautiful Home off East Cliff in Santa Cruz.
YES
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Wood Siding Revelation
Rio Del Mar CaliforniaTreated Vertical Wood Siding
The area on the right side of the ladder has already been washed. More than likely still pretty wet. The greying of the siding has more to do with using the wrong product over the years, than it does with the siding being real weathered. Cold water pressure wash.
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Pardon My French
What more can be said about how buttoned up this natural wood siding is in Santa Cruz, CA. This is a Giant south facing wall that gets plenty of direct mid day sun. This wall has been stained about three times over the past five years. Most beautiful siding in the entire county!
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VOILA(pronounced wah-lah)
You know when someone you know tells you that they ripped out thirty year old mustard colored carpet out of their home only to find well preserved hardwood floors. Same is true outside. This was an all-timer near Seabright Beach area!!
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Classic Swatch
Notice the obvious patches. The top swatch has Biowash Natural Deck Oil(Nat. Tone), the patch on the bottom has only been cleaned(no stain). This is the west facing side of this home. Overcast skies. Seven year old cedar shingles, treated only once upon installation. This house turned out magnificent! Don’t wait..
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Power Washing
Power Washing Santa Cruz Power Washing
Pressure Washing Santa Cruz, Aptos, Scotts Valley
Power Wash, Pressure Wash Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz Pressure Washing Services
Updated 2014
since 2001
decks, arbors, fences, shingles, wood siding
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Commerical Pressure Washing Santa Cruz
90% of all pressure washing service accounts are residential. A handful of jobs each year are commercial accounts. La Posada Senior Facility in Santa Cruz has been a client of ours since 2002. We wash ALL the aggregate sidewalks around the entire property, including the swimming pool area and the front entrace. When concrete gets mossy, it can be extremely slippery when wet. Slippery concrete is not something you want around a senior facility. We maintain these grounds 2x per year. One nice old lady has begun calling me Mr. Neverstopper. So cute!!
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Insurance Demands
We clean a lot of roofs like this one. In most cases, the client calls and says that their homeowners insurance company won’t renew the policy until the roof gets cleaned off. I believe it is a fire hazard among other things.
This particular tile roof located off Felton Empire in Felton, CA was about as bad as I’ve ever seen. It was almost as if a landscape company came out and layed sod on this roof.
Pretty Ugly Indeed!
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Beauty of Transparents
These are pretty unique pictures I thought. Just different angles with different sun producing different colors and consequently different looks. Aaahhh..the beauty of transparents. The darker portions of the deck have already been stained and that stain has fully cured. The rails looked fine from last year and didn’t need new stain.(except the top piece of course!!) This is 100% redwood tone on approx. ten year old boards. This is about the fifth time I’ve stained this particular deck. Better than new……
Pressure Washing Tennis Court
