Since we're hosting our own home makeover project, we're not going to limit ourselves to the view from the curb. We'll be taking care of a few other projects we've had on our to-do list since we moved in three and a half years ago.
Such as the back deck... The beautiful redwood hadn't been treated in years and was already completely sun warped by the time we inherited it. Our super trusty contractor just happened to have some free time on his hands so we enlisted his expertise to give the old gal a face lift.
(Of course, this does nothing for the green swampy swimming pool so we'll tackle that project next.)
Here's a tip for you... Rather than replace the warped and rotting boards with new redwood, which is twice the price of douglas fir, we're using the lesser-priced alternative since we decided to paint the deck anyway. A special deck paint can last up to eight years while you'd have to re-stain the deck annually to protect the natural redwood from the direct sun. We're all about low maintenance around here.
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