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If This Old Deck Could Talk
If this deck could talk it would say that it liked how this cleaning process was going and that it was happy that the filth in between the boards were being cleaned out and that it doesn’t know how anybody can even live with themselves if they had a neglected wood deck such as this and that the color of the cleaned wood in both these pictures is a very nice color indeed but that once the wood dries it won’t look quite as sharp, but that once you put a natural transparent stain back on, it will even look better than it does wet. -
Circle of Life
This is par for any course, and the remedy is simple:
Put the umbrella holder right back in its home!
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Swimming Pools Santa Cruz
Swimming pools in Santa Cruz County are few and far between. They’re definitely out there, yet not like Sacra Tomato, Chico, or the like. I do run across my share of pools whereby I’m being asked to clean the surrounding aggregate, or tile, or composite, et al. If you’d like us to tarp off the pool, we’d be happy to. Usually it isn’t necessary. A bit of debris will most certainly get in the pool yet you won’t even notice it. We’re typically cleaning exposed aggregate around swimming pools @ 1500-1800 PSI, which makes things quite manageable. The force of the water can be manipulated away from the pool itself. It’s definitely more slow going than any typical concrete job, but getting it right is what is important. To date, I’ve never fallen in ANY pool.Feel free to email me some pictures of your pool area that needs cleaning. Pictures help me a lot and allow me to give accurate bids over the phone. Here’s a closer look at the concrete that surrounded this Santa Cruz pool. Wish I had the after-shot on this one.
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Save Money & Save Concrete..
STOP!! Before you go wasting all your hard earned cash, you might consider restoring what you’ve already got. You’ll be amazed at the precious $$$$ you’d save. You’ll be equally amazed by the results.
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Capitola Concrete Cleaning
These shots are great. Since it was a gutter clearing job, the property management company was more than a little hesitant at my suggestion to also clean this wonderful 1000 s/f driveway. 2x she told me that the driveway was clean and didn’t need it. I made er’ an offer she couldn’t refuse…
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Don’t forget THIS horizontal board
If you have a wood deck in Santa Cruz County, it is highly recommended to have your deck maintained annually. If there was one question that was asked more than other question as it pertains to maintenance, it is whether or not the rails need to be maintained annually. I usually answer that by saying NO, however the top 2×6 that caps the railing should definitely be maintained as often as the deck itself. Basically, if the board sits horizontally, it weathers much, much quicker than any vertical board. This picture of a railing in Pasatiempo best exemplifies that. We came back to this deck after two years, and all the vertical posts were still handling stain quite well, yet the top piece was obviously in need of a cleaning and some more Biowash Natural Deck Oil.
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Got Ipe’?
Many Santa Cruz County residents have turned to Ipe’ outdoor wood decking. Biowash Natural Deck Oil works fabulous on it too. The days of thinking Penofin or some other nasty mixture would work best on this very dense hardwood, are long gone. I maintain my share of Ipe’ decks throughout Santa Cruz, especially Aptos and Scotts Valley, and and I will tell you that although Ipe’ is supposed to last like 50 years untreated or something crazy like that, I wouldn’t take that route because its beauty and simplicity make this Brazilian Hardwood like no other. I highly suggest taking pretty good care of it. Because it’s so hard, you can easily get away with maintaining it every 3 or 4 years or so..but just like everything else in life, it all depends on how bad-ass you want your Ipe’ deck to be.
To beat the sun, I had to begin staining this five year old deck very early in the a.m. I didn’t stain the rails this year as they didn’t need it and typically don’t. This year I just stained the top piece of the rail and all the flooring. This deck was still drying when I had to leave, but you get the idea. I really think Ipe’ is a super wood to be used for outdoor decking, and highly recommend it. Ipe’ deck project in Corralitos, California.
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Santa Cruz Shingle Maintenance
These shingles in Santa Cruz are about ten years old. This happens to be the west-facing side of the house that gets very little sun whatsoever. Although the shingles were filthy black before we began, they were the best shaped shingles on the whole house due to insignificant sun. Nonetheless.. we then cleaned with a cold water technique only and then of course began to apply Biowash Natural Deck Oil. This happens to be Cedar-Tone. GOOCH!!
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Take A Deep Breath
This deck is just eight months old. It was built in November 2007. In a decks life, it’s as good as new. To ensure this deck remained better than new,(that’s right..I said better than new) I insisted this guy wait (a full winter and half a summer) for the wood to open up a bit before staining in early August 2008. Every newly constructed deck will present a little different situation with possibly a different maintenance approach, but this is good stuff right here amigo!
East Side Santa Cruz
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Au Natura’l
These stained boards up against the house are dry. As always, Biowash Natural Deck Oil. The color is a private blend of X % Redwood, Y % Natural, Z % Cedar.
These boards were stained the day prior to this picture. This particular back deck is about six years old and is located in Aptos California off Clubhouse Dr. I think it’s about 10am with flat light. Gorgeous right??
