Tips/Techniques/Advice for sanding IPE deck
mrmichaeljmoore
16 years ago
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Comments (10)Hey Scott, I'm just finishing my Ipe deck after getting alot of tips and advice from the guys on this website. They're all great and it helped alot. I can tell you that I did alot of research into pricing, availability ,etc. and found the best price for Ipe at Victory Bldg. Products ($1.84 l/f for 1x6, I din't use 5/4). The screws I used were stainless trim heads (with brown heads to match the Ipe since I'm not plugging them) and I also used vinyl rails but I went with Ipe for the posts and the whole rail is white. The screws, by the way, came from a company called Copper Beech in Mass. It was about $250.00 for 2500 screws. Not one head broke off, they were awesome. I used vinyl for the whole rail because I couldn't figure out an easy way to attach vinyl spindles the bottom of the Ipe hand rail. I only had a week to do it so I didn't have the time to mess around. It looks great. I know it's hard to go by what everyone says on this website because you have guys with alot of experience saying 2 different things sometimes. As far as deciding whether or not to use clips or screws, I chose screws for a few reasons. I looked at a deck done by a professional using the clips and there were huge gaps where joints came together as well as boards that started to twist (he probably didn't use any construction adhesive). Screws are much less expensive than clips and have much better hold down power, and as one of the professionals once wrote in a follow up "after all, it's just a deck." I'm a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to woodworking (I built my own cherry kitchen cabinets and put down cherry flooring that I cut from trees in my back yard) and I really like the look of the rows of tiny screws. Once you start drilling holes for plugs you might change your mind if you have a big deck. I hope some of this helped. Good luck! John...See MoreSand or Clean IPE before restaining?
Comments (1)Michael, I've been hoping someone would reply to your post, as I plan on using Penofin for the first time in the near future. From what I've read about Penofin, I'm drawn to the basic clean and restain every year, as opposed to stripping and all that. Can you comment on anything else regarding Penofin? Is once a year sufficient to keep it looking decent? How long does it take for the fumes to dissipate? I've read they are brutal! My plan is one coat when the deck is finished (next month I'm thinking), one coat in the fall, one next spring, and then yearly from there. Hopefully that will keep my Ipe looking nice. Any thoughts/advice is appreciated! Kim...See Moreplugged ipe - to sand or not to sand??
Comments (22)Man,that was close,I had my thumb on the flint. Where is Don when we need him?? he is a guy that comes over here every so often that lives in S America,anyway inside floor finish 101, controled inviroment, install the T&G material sand it flat and smooth, some of the sawdust will get in the small space between the flooring the old Carpenters wanted this but latley they have vack systems hooked up,anyway the idea is to have a seamless look, clean up all the dust put on a few coats of urethane inbetween light sanding,allow plenty of time for each coat to dry in a dust free area.Outside finish 101,non controled inviroment, temp change sun,rain,hail,snow things like that. It dosent matter if the project has a roof over it its still outside exposed to weather changes,rain,cold,hot, sun this works on the finish up and down and will shatter a urethane finish,like breaking glass only on your deck the chards will be glued to your deck and will be all but impossible to get off.The finish has to move with the weather. So how do they do it in S America??? thats why I was hopeing Don was around,anyway I am thinking they do it with a hand rubbed finish,that is they are building coats with a product that sticks to the wood and to itself over time they build a finish that will hold up,actually bonding it to the wood like burnished leather,burning it in with a lot of labor. And of course its not a one time thing,them Boys are working it every now and then so you Folks will come back and have a drink with them again. Then there is the drainage thing,water is going to get thru that floor,it dosent matter how little that might be,it has no place to go so it finds a home in the ipe, the ipe being its own freindly self,swells up to make room for more and KaBongo your floor is buckled. Its not the ipe guys fault he was just being freindly,its your fault for not providing drainage and cloging what drain there was with sawdust and urethane. So how would you do it?? John you ol smarty pants! crawler thu glass know it all!!!We might want to start another topic for this,its time for my pain meds. J...See MoreIpe deck stain job with Restore-a-Deck and TWP116 - 1 year later
Comments (41)Jim, I just cant see you diging up really old posts, going on and on about it, with out some type of goal. Exactley what are you trying to prove??? Go to my site, All the ipe projects have 116 on them. As you can see they are not Red or Redwood or anything close to that. Saying it is makes me Mad clear and simple. Now if you put 116 on say preasure treated,garapa or any light color wood then Yes its going to come out a different color than 116 on ipe. This is basic 101 wood finish. Any of the resin base twp products can be mixed together to come up with a different color. I have used combos like that when puting finish on Garapa and other woods. I put cedar tone natural on ipe one time because the Wallet asked for it the result was bad but I did what they wanted however for ipe its most always the 116. Ipe itself is not one color it ranges from almost black to a light tan 116 levals out the differances but the result is not Red. Any color chip you get from Any finish store is going to be different on another kind of wood other than the wood used on the chip you cant expect them to have samples of finish on every kind of product. Just get off it Man. Its up to the Customer to know if one finish is the right one for them. There is no way twp is showing product online / samples / or color chips that dont match up with what they sell. You might not agree with what they call it if so just pick another name for your self and call it that but it Defentley is what they say it is and what they say they sell is what they sell. The JonMon has been a little tense latley after a long term project was real hard on me. This is a mixed site if I could I would edit my last response but O Well. J....See Morebrooklyndecks
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