Time to slather on the water sealant in an effort to protect it from another year of torture by the elements. These products claim to give 2-3 years fo protection, but it seems that I need to reapply every year.
The biggest problems are greying due to the sun or mildew from the moisture. Depending on the area (shady or sunny), I have to deal with both.
This year, I decided to forgo the pressure washing and take my chances with just sweeping and spot cleaning where needed. We shall see whether this works out.
This weekend, I only worked on half the deck, mainly because I could not start until Monday morning (Labor Day) since it needed at least 48 houes to dry after rain on Friday morning.
So, after about 4 hours of prep - sweeping, spot scraping, and mostly picking or pushing leaves from the cracks - and about 3.5 hours of application time, HALF of the deck is done.
Really makes me consider hiring someone to do the other half.
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