So this woman asked for a price for stripping and sealing a deck on her rental property. I told her I am unable to seal but will look at it and quote stripping only. (I am only part time doing this and need to keep my jobs to 1 day max right now).
The deck is in pretty rough shape. It was finished/painted by previous owners.
Is there some trick to identifying the product that was used? My big worry is that it is the Behr Deckover which I understand is awful and not much you can do with it.
I don’t have a clue about pricing for just the stripping part. Was researching and hit on the nightmare that Deckover is.
Any clue how much it might cost to have someone flip those boards over and maybe sand down the ends? Would that be the best bang for her buck. My gut says 350 to strip this thing, but not sure it if is really stripable. She owns a couple rentals and her own home, so want to give her the best options for her needs. More interested in helping her get what she needs than making a buck (maybe the real hard way).
Also struggling to make pics show up in the thread…I am using the upload feature but it doesn’t seemto show the image, just a filepath for it.
The first pic kind of looks like it could be but the 2nd one doesn’t. They make 3 levels of grit in that paint now, but back when this looks like it was done only had a couple. It’s real thick and kind of rubbery finish and has a good bit of texture, like little chunks in it. Ultimate in non-slip. It was made to fill in bad places in decks. The 2nd pic looks like it’s just a solid color paint from what I can see. If you determine it is Deckover, run away.
It looks like a regular solid color stain to me. But that can be very tough to strip too, if it is acrylic. Best bet is to do a test area with your stripper. Then it doesn’t matter what it is. The
Only thing that matters is if it is coming off.
Personally, I wouldn’t bother stripping it. Given the condition, the fact that it is a rental, and the fact that it already has a solid coating on there, I would just slap another coat of solid stain on. But that doesn’t help you.
Would the stain hold well enough without stripping it, if it was just normally pressure washed? I know squat about staining decks… I’d like to give her the best guidance I can to get her what she needs. I’d rather do what is the best for the customer needs and make solid long term relationships. Thanks for your help this morning!
Hey, that wood is so rough, they (them, owner, whoever) are going to have to replace in a short while anyways. I would tell them you will get rid of the algae and then paint it. We just did a deck that was 14 years old, used Sherwin Williams Deck & Dock, stuff is the consistency of concrete mix, BUT it fills in the gaps and will hold that wood together until they can replace it. If I was you, thats the route I would go.
Yep. Wash it. Scrape the loose paint. Pound down nails that are sticking out. Replace the worst boards. Then stain it.
SW deck and dock is interesting. It’s a little differerent, but I don’t know if it is actually better than the DeckOver. I’d love to see a deck that has had it on there for a few years.
Those boards will break if you try to rip them off.
Sherwin Williams bought Dux Back and that is what their Super Deck product is. I use it all the time and so far it’s been excellent. That deck is a horror show with rot etc. IF (that’s a big IF) I was going to do it, I’d knock off the loose stuff and re-paint it with Super Deck solid. I would also in writing tell the customer I was at best just buying her time because it’s on it’s last legs.
