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?

Clean Windows Do Make a Difference!



We have lived at Sage Ridge for almost 23 years. Some of our projects are tabled because of the tyranny of the urgent. We have put in a lot of work through the years. It is a work in progress. The reason we haven't gotten everything done is because when we have the money to do a project, we don't have the time. When we have the time, we don't have the money. Does that sound familiar?

Terry did a 'honey do' for me that I have wanted done for several years. (I am terrified of ladders since I fell several years ago.) With the moth infestation last year, the window up high was so bad, it took a lot of effort to get it clean. Thank you so much, Terry.

 

Don't you think those windows look good? Terry is putting another coat of primer on the eve of the garage and also around the windows. I touched up the door trim with a second coat of paint.

 

It was hot on the southwest side of the house, to I went to the east side and repainted the screen door and trim around it. In case you are wondering, the 'screen' for our screened-in porch is actually shade cloth. We found it at Home Depot or Lowe's in the garden department. It is wider than regular screen and is very durable. The darker part is what we installed 20 years ago. The lighter green is replacement screen in progress. (Somehow the cats tore the old screen open so they could get into the porch area. grrrr)

 

I had to repaint the sign our oldest son made in wood shop. I really did try to not get yellow paint in the letters, but messed up, so I painted inside so I could get the part that is supposed to be yellow would have good coverage.

 

This morning I got up early and got some black paint and filled in the letters. It looks pretty sharp.

 

The peak on this part of the house is where I fell with the tall ladder. I was all the way to the top of the point when the ladder slid and I landed face down on the deck. As a result of that fall, I had some cracked ribs, my ribcage was off kilter, I lost 3 teeth and a toenail. I could barely move for a month.

 

You see that one side has new screen and one doesn't. The darker screen is older and has a clearer vision from the porch. I think it is because it has black thread in it. We also haven't gotten to restaining the deck. That is coming soon. 

Terry put those porch lights on the screen door area, but light bulbs break when the door shuts. We need to move them up to the stucco area above the screen door. Pictures upcoming.

 

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!