Deck or Patio? What would you do?
Matthew Reeve
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Comments (8)HI ya Les! I was thinking this is a Lady poster and I might have come on stupid and not understanding the Kids and the money thing. I agree the carpet should act as a water traper, the decking sounds like older cca pt stuff so really the water/rot is not going to hurt it a whole lot more than the Sun has already has. Side Note>> I looked over a lagre Redwood 2x4 project that needed some help the upper area about 10x20' had been covered in OD Carpet for 5 years or so granted part of it was covered with a big overhang but still...I said the same thing so I removed the stuff Suprise Suprise not only was there no rot/mold the color was still red! Its A Funny World. J....See MoreWhat would you do with this deck? pics
Comments (2)The good news, the posts are landing on the piers with metal conectors the posts are secured with T metal to the beams and the sway braces are still in place. Your in a very dry area and all those rocks make for good drainage. The bad news,it dosent look like those beams are on 2' centers 20 ' out would =11 beams,the cedar framing is 25 years old with the given its old growth western red cedar starts to go at the joints and where the decking touches to check this run a knife in the area where the posts join with the piers/beams if you sink into soft rot thats not good also after you have removed a decking plank and the top of the beam is soft/roting thats not good. 99 % chance both these things have happened. The rest of the frame is probley as sound as the day it was installed but it dosent matter if those areas are gone to the weather. The guy who told you to deck over the fir should get out of the trade and go back to the fast food joint he just left the day before. It is possible to header off and install new joists in the existing frame same with the rail posts they can be replaced. The Carpenter who wants to demo might have seen rot in the places I mentioned and just dident tell you about it. I am thinking by Trek you actually ment trex, Do Not Use trex on anything. Those beams/posts dont look like cedar to me in the pictures you might check that just for grins,if you do use the frame install metal conectors on the sway braces. John...See MoreTextured spray paint on patio furniture - what would you do
Comments (2)Rustoleum has a toll free number you can call with questions - you can find it on the website or it's probably on the can. I'd call them, and see if you can send them those pics. That doesn't look right to me. I just painted my patio furniture with Rustoleum Oil Rubbed Bronze metallic spray paint, and it covered much better than that. I used a total of 6.5 cans for 4 chairs and a table base that are probably of similar size and maybe more surface area than your set since mine included the seats. Did you prime first? Maybe there's a problem with the primer or lack thereof?? Anyhow, I'd call rustoleum and see if they have any suggestions -- maybe you got a bad batch of paint or something (in which case, I'd demand replacements or money back, since 13 cans of spray paint isn't cheap!)...See MoreDoes Anyone Do Mixed Perennial Containers For The Deck/Patio?
Comments (14)I have grown oriental/asiactic lilies and dahlias in pots, and keep them in those pots for 2-3 years before repotting. I also do amaryllis bulbs. However, these particular plants will end up with a lot of leaves and no blooms at some point, so you will need to mix it with some blooming types if you want a pot that has blooms throughout the season. My zone seems to handle them OK for being in pots year-round, and I didn't need to bring them in or unearth them for storage. Last year, I tried a mix of dianthus and rain lilies also in a pot. In my zone, several varieties of dianthus and snapdragons seem to be able to handle the cold, meaning that they didn't even die back with frost or snow, so I have taken to having them and snapdragons as my favorite flowers to put in pots and garden, though of course the blooms come in during the blooming seasons only. In winter, the dianthus, snaps, and rain lilies are about the only green garden plants I have that also provide much flowery shows during the blooming season....See MoreMatthew Reeve
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