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This blog is for those who love their deck or WANTS to love their deck. Whether your deck is big or small, we have some golden nuggets of info for you. Come visit our blog for any questions you have regarding deck maintenance. Need tips on how to remove that ever-growing mold on your deck? Want to know what cleaners make your deck shine or dull? Want to find out about different deck sanding techniques? Need tips on saving money by doing annual maintenance on your deck? If so, then you’ve come to the right place. If you have a questions, we haven’t answered yet, send me an email Steve@washmydeck.com and I will answer your question.
Is Behr really a bear?
Years ago I wondered why Consumer Reports rates Behr semi transparent stains so favorably, yet as a professional, I’ve experienced how terribly difficult to apply, evenly. It's even more awful to remove once the silicon in the stain fails and peels. I was talking with...
The Sun’s harmful affects on your deck
The day you finish installing a deck or other wooden structure is the day that trouble can start! Most of our customers think of trouble in the form of damage caused by water or cold, water will penetrate the wood, then as freezing occurs the water will expand leading...
Analyzing Ourselves? 3rd party secret shoppers.
Last October during the government shut down, I hired a firm to secretly shop my company Washmydeck.com as well as our chief competitors: Bryant’s Pressure Washing, B and A Pressure Washing, Power Wash Plus. We chose those companies over others because of the...
WashMyDeck.Com gets taken to school…Stain School!
School is out for the summer, but your Deck Guru’s went to Benjamin Moore’s stain and wood preparation school to freshen up and training new staff members. I felt like I was in science class all over again, the only difference was that I enjoyed this. Although I sit...
HOA inspection time
As the grass is greening and the bulbs are popping, with the warmth of spring also brings semi-annual inspections from your HOA. Usually twice a year pesky inspectors walk around your home looking for mold, algae, mildew, rust, oil stains, dingy roofs, flaked paint...
The Millionaire Deck Owner
My long time customers know what an avid reader (listener) I am. Recently I completed Thomas Stanley's book The Millionaire Mind. In the book he describes the characteristics of millionaires. He had me thinking about my customers and people like me who aspire to...
Solid Stains Part deux
Happy June, What a glorious weekend, I think summer and warm days are finally here. What better way to enjoy the sun than on your deck Earlier this week I wrote about solid stains and said I would write a follow up in two weeks regarding the newly advertised national...
Deck Over, Deck Restore Part Un
With recent barrage of advertising from Behr’s Deck Over, Rustoleum’s Deck Restore on TV as well as radio commercials from brand new contractors like Deck Daddy and Deck Helmet, I thought this is the perfect opportunity to write about solid stains, their benefits and...
Pressure washing experts and diabetes
I was 13, when I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, since then, I take 5 shots every day. When I go quarterly for my medical check-up I don’t go to a general practitioner, I go to a Endocrinologist, someone who specializes in diabetes, because they know the latest...