Some before and afters

Here are some before and after photos of our home. There will be many more to come.

This is house before from front

This is the after photo with front door painted, some yard work done

The deck was just bare wood, and in good condition, but needed to be stained to seal the wood and preserve it, so that it will last many more years. You need to pressure wash a deck on one weekend, and allow it plenty of time to dry out. Then, the following weekend, you can roll on the stain. You really need to use a roller for this, it goes on fast and smooth. The stain will dry fast, so you want to keep moving once you get started. You also need to stay off of it for a day or so after you are finished.  The following is pictures of the deck before, and through the process of staining the deck.

The stain for this was $60 per gallon at Sherwin Williams, then the cost of a roller cover. We already had the paint tray and roller handle. It took 1 gallon of stain to do this deck.  We are discussing the the thoughts of doing a second coat though which will be a cost of another gallon of stain. Our deck is about 9x12 with one set of steps.