Deck About a month ago, I posted looking for advice on how…
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Deck
About a month ago, I posted looking for advice on how to restain my deck because I didn't want to pay my HOA $680 for them to do it. I was ripped apart about this so let me tell you what I did since I got no advice.
I rented a pressure washer for $41 from Menards and took 2.5 hours of my time to pressure wash the dirt and badly chipped stain off my deck. I did not need to sand it down because the pressure washer did all the work I needed it to. My HOA agreed that I just needed to get the dirt and old stain off.
I spent about $110 on stain and supplies. We tried two different color samples for $12, bought a gallon of solid stain for $50, bought brushes for $17, a paint tray liner for $1, and I needed a hose for the pressure washer so $30 for that.
My husband did the staining in just around 2 hours.
Total time 4.5 hours, total cost $151. I learned how to do something on my own as a DIY project and knowledge on how to take care of the aspects of my home is priceless. I also bought everything but the hose from Menards so all my receipts were sent in for their 11% rebate. Had I planned this better, I could have borrowed a pressure washer from either of my in laws and saved the $41. Unfortunately, we asked after they both left their second homes where they both keep theirs.
#home
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About a month ago, I posted looking for advice on how to restain my deck because I didn't want to pay my HOA $680 for them to do it. I was ripped apart about this so let me tell you what I did since I got no advice.
I rented a pressure washer for $41 from Menards and took 2.5 hours of my time to pressure wash the dirt and badly chipped stain off my deck. I did not need to sand it down because the pressure washer did all the work I needed it to. My HOA agreed that I just needed to get the dirt and old stain off.
I spent about $110 on stain and supplies. We tried two different color samples for $12, bought a gallon of solid stain for $50, bought brushes for $17, a paint tray liner for $1, and I needed a hose for the pressure washer so $30 for that.
My husband did the staining in just around 2 hours.
Total time 4.5 hours, total cost $151. I learned how to do something on my own as a DIY project and knowledge on how to take care of the aspects of my home is priceless. I also bought everything but the hose from Menards so all my receipts were sent in for their 11% rebate. Had I planned this better, I could have borrowed a pressure washer from either of my in laws and saved the $41. Unfortunately, we asked after they both left their second homes where they both keep theirs.
#home
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