Friday, June 22, 2018

Staining and painting decks, what to know

Returning to a clients home year after year is a great feeling

When we return to a clients home year after year for additional work or to recoat things we have done in the past is a great feeling for us.

They have put trust in us to maintain their home, decks, sheds, and fences and to have that trust means a lot.

Even when everything is done perfectly there may be a coating issue or an area that gets more abuse than others and the stain or paint may wear. Remember it is only a coating protecting these areas and they can only take so much abuse

This deck, in fact, we have done three times now I believe, it gets hit with the tremendous weather, sun, rain, ice, snow which means shoveling, expansion and contraction and it's also the main entrance so lots of foot traffic and dog traffic as well/

We like to explain that decks in the northeast and in our area will certainly need to be maintained and possibly every year. That doesn't mean you have to recoat the entire deck each year but most likely the floor and top rail.

Now if you expect a deck to last forever and have zero future maintenance on it you will never be happy with the work no matter what product is used or what company does it.

With proper preparation, and good products used and some maintaining of the surfaces this deck can last many years but remember that means some work, cleaning each year, recoating when needed and possibly replacing a board here and there if you see any rot.

With the proper expectations, you will be thrilled with the work and have a deck your neighbors will be jealous of.

Tell them Amato Painting did it

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