Stage 1 full deck restoration( the best you can get )

 This deck is in the N.W. hills of Bend, Oregon. It had been many years since it had been restored and needed a lot of work. Also, the deck had been poorly restored in the distant past leaving bad pressure washing and  sanding scars. The final challenge of the full restoration of this deck was that the boards were very convex (raised up in the center).
 So here is what we did to get it back to almost new condition. First, all the blind nails had to be set, then a few days of sanding is next. (Deck Tech uses no less then 6 different sanders to get the job done) Then the wash and brighten, and finally comes the stain which is two coats of Deck Tech's special mix and color. We have developed colors that add U.V. protection and are applied with special tools to maximize penetration.

The deck boards were very convex and weathered 

There was a lot of stain build up in the shaded areas

The front entrance

The sanding 

 The staining step. Second coat is done

Now the deck is ready to enjoy for years to come and is done without the use of harsh deck strippers that can harm your house and plants. 

Attack of the squirrels

Okay so this deck is a strange one. It had been attacked by squirrels. I guess they were after the bird seeds that fell on the deck or something like that. Well a lot of the deck had little squirrel scratches all over it and most of the railing also. So here's how it went.... 

The Before 

Squirrels hard at work

Freshly sanded and washed

Yeah no more scratches 

All stained up with two coats of the good stuff 

Looking much better

Not all the railing could be fixed 100% as it was rough sawn cedar, but it blended with the rest of the railing 

Over powered deck washing

This is an example of what a pressure washer can do in the wrong hands and how we fixed a deck that the owners thought was unfixable.

As you can see the damage was very extensive and wide spread throughout the deck surface.

After a full day of sanding

About 30 lbs of sawdust was taken off 

 All washed and ready for two coats of stain.

So you can see we took off about an 8th of an inch of the damaged deck surface and blended the non-damaged surface to match. Not all the blown out wood could be fixed and that's okay when there are several other decks that we need to match up to. Sometimes it's better to blend the surfaces to get a more uniformed look.