plainpainter
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Scott - I sell either service - it's what the customer wants. I won't get involved in expensive paint stripping especially on pressure treated. They either will have it redone the way it is - or I can build them a new deck. Paying for expensive paint stripping isn't cost effective considering the results - for slightly more money and with far better results - I'll rebuild.
When it comes to house painting - I don't even get involved in 'peelers' anymore. My competition won over me on this really big job 4 years ago - he was half my price. But the water ingress from soffit/wood gutter area was so great - 50% of the paint is now gone. So even though I would have done a better job, even my work would look like crap now. And what the homeowner is now doing, is the sensible thing - residing, putting down new house warp and Benjamin Obdyke material for funneling out moisture.
putting down latex solid stain on top of good prep.....$1,200
restoring deck thoroughly with expensive $70/gallon paint stripper - drum sanding down decks and re-radiusing in between boards and then finally staining...........$4,800
Building deck out of new wood.....$5,400
Scott which option would you pick if you were willing to spend the money?There is only $600 difference between removing paint and being left with 15 year old wood vs. having a new deck.
When it comes to house painting - I don't even get involved in 'peelers' anymore. My competition won over me on this really big job 4 years ago - he was half my price. But the water ingress from soffit/wood gutter area was so great - 50% of the paint is now gone. So even though I would have done a better job, even my work would look like crap now. And what the homeowner is now doing, is the sensible thing - residing, putting down new house warp and Benjamin Obdyke material for funneling out moisture.
putting down latex solid stain on top of good prep.....$1,200
restoring deck thoroughly with expensive $70/gallon paint stripper - drum sanding down decks and re-radiusing in between boards and then finally staining...........$4,800
Building deck out of new wood.....$5,400
Scott which option would you pick if you were willing to spend the money?There is only $600 difference between removing paint and being left with 15 year old wood vs. having a new deck.