Tommi Orchards by PVII

deck

July 2008

Our 20+ year old deck was looking tired and old. Rather than attempt to restore the wood back to its natural state, we opted to cover it.

The solid stain we chose covered up many of the defects. Although it doesn't look brand new, it looks a whole lot better now.

Stain: Cabot's Solid Color Acrylic Decking Stain
Color: CS543 Frontier
Available at Lowes

 
The Tommi Melon

deck refurbishing

Many downpours made this project last forever. The nice result made it all worth it.

  • Here is the original deck.
  • I think it's time for a facelift
  • Staining in progress
  • What a difference between the original surface and the stained surface
  • Look how the color matches Molly's fur
  • All finished - Molly can't wait to sun herself.
  • The furniture looks so much better with the new color
  • Looking good
  • We even stained the lattice
  • Even the plants look happier.
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a job well done

I'm so happy we went ahead and did this. I just can't believe the improvement. The good news is that we managed to accomplish this without barricading our dog inside the house for the duration. She somehow managed to stay out of the way and we finished without pawprints or using her tail as a paintbrush. Thank you Molly.