The First Coat of Beahr Deck Over.

Devon and Zach, our grandsons, spent a lot of time preparing the deck for stain or finish when they were here in June. It was a huge job. There were also a lot of projects going on with the playhouse and watering ditches for the cedars, so we didn't have a chance to purchase the finishing product to put on the deck. The grands and I did look at products and applications on the internet. We showed the how to videos to Terry. He was impressed with the products available that would keep us from having to replace a bunch of boards.

Our youngest son got a huge splinter in his foot from this deck, so we knew we had to either sand it majorly or encapsulate the splinters. This is something Beahr Deck Over is known for.

When I got up day before yesterday, I used the power washer to clean off this deck so that it would be dry when Terry got home. (as per his instructions lol) When he got home, it was well over 100 degrees outside. The deck was much hotter than that. We had to postpone the work until the temperature was under 90 degrees. The paint/finish gets super thick and jelly-like when it is too hot.

This morning he got up at dawn and put the first coat on. He thinks it will take two more coats. We will see. It is already so much better, don't you think?

Working on the Deck - Picture for Aug 13, 2013

 

This is a picture of our front small deck. We named it "Baby Deck". Our grandsons sanded the floors of each deck, but ran out of time for us to purchase new stain and get to putting it on before they went back home. (No, it is not forced, free labor. We pay them for the work they do. If there are things they don't want to do they don't have to do it.)

This is a close up of how depleted of stain all the decks are. The railings and posts were not sanded!

These are pictures of the railings after I applied ONE COAT of Beahr's Deck Over. This stuff is wonderful. It is thick and encapsulates splinters. It also fills in some gaps in the wood. You are supposed to caulk larger gaps.

 

I did all the steps to our biggest deck except the top one. You can see the difference. Terry named this deck, Melchezeedeck, a derivative of the name of a prophet in the Bible. He named the small deck to the back door, Junior deck. (That man!)

It has taken us more time than we planned to complete this project because the temperature cannot be above 90 degrees and of course, it can't be windy. (That combo is hard to come by in the Panhandle of Texas.)

I highly recommend this product for decks. Terry also put it on some of our outdoor chairs. I will post those pictures next. This stuff is supposed to last over 10 years. I hope it does!