It's a bit like that Alka Seltzer commercial, "I can't believe we cleaned the whole thing. I can't believe we cleaned the whole thing." But we did! We had been concerned about the condition of our deck for some time. Most of the stain or whatever finish was on it wasn't on it anymore. The contractor admitted at one point that they probably needed to use a different product in the future. Anyway, Kathie discovered that our power washer would lift almost all of it off, so she and I took turns painstakingly cleaning it. Then we went back over the entire thing with an electric sander to get off stubborn spots and to even it all up. This morning, we are going to buy several gallons of stain and then, when it is cool enough, refinish the deck. It should look really good when we are done, and we hope it will last awhile longer. We need to restain the house too soon, and the lower deck, and the dock steps. But, that will have to be another day and another trip up here. We did clean and restain the steps on the woods side of the house during our last visit--not as perfect a job, but we are learning, and they look better!!
Oh, just in case anyone forgot what it looks like from the deck, here is another shot. It has been really, really hot up here and very dry. If we weren't watering the lawn and flowers occasionally, it would surely be completely brown back here.
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Are you swimming up there? The lake looks inviting. It's very hot here too. We might even finally try out our air conditioning.
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