Recent content by WorBry

Ah, yes, I can see from the 'hover-over' enlargement of the picture how it fixes. Seems inevitable that you are going to get a little crud settling around the plate at the back, as the support fin will tend to act like a baffle. I'd just flush it out with a jet from a water hose every now and...

Looks quite solid, and a lot easier to manage circulation/cleaning wise. Just wondering, is the base of that 'fin-like' wall support at the back of the step also pivoting or raised/sloped in some way to clear the pool floor edge cove?

Which steps are they, out of interest?

Yeah, I also came across this suction cup for pool ladders: http://www.epools.com.au/Ladder-Suction ... medium=cpc Can only see Australian suppliers though. It's intended to fit into 1 1/2" (30mm) stainless steel ladder tube, but I guess it could be adapted as step feet if PVC pipe could be...

Why not seal the ends of the pipe, if you haven't done already? There must surely be some sort of end-stop plug for 3" pipe? That said, I'd agree, a bit of pipe is not really the ideal. Some kind of cushioned support would be better. Maybe strips of thick, heavy duty vinyl/silicone/neoprene...

Well, after more testing with the (BioVert) oxy-bleach I've pretty much come to the conclusion that: 1. It is very effective for loosening the 'grayed' wood surfaces resulting from physical wear and/or UV sunlight damage. The optimum solution (for my wood at least) is around 1/2 cup per 4...

Couldn't find any Oxy Magic in the local stores. Oxy Clean powder has some other minor components (ethoxylated ethanol, sodium metasilicate, sodium polycarboxylate), which no doubt improve it's efficiency as a laundry stain remover, but I thought it might be best to avoid getting into the pool...

There's also this cleaner - Wolman's Deckbrite: http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=186 But from the MSDS it appears to contain just sodium percarbonate. From what I've read, sodium percarbonate is a relatively poor cleaning agent on it's own and requires raised alkalinity in the...

Thanks. Yes, I've read that it can take several applications and a fair amount of elbow grease to get through grimed and well weathered decks - I guess that's where a power washer comes in useful. Mine is just beginning to gray in the more exposed areas, but is otherwise fairly clean, at least...

Well, renting a power washer with an adjustable pressure control is proving more difficult than I thought. All of the washers for hire in my locale are fixed pressure and at least 1800 psi. I'm planning on staining at the end of August, but if I've turned up nothing by then, I'm thinking to...

No problem. I'm OK with the mats I'm using for now.

Well I spoke to a Sikkens dealer today who assured me that pressure-washing is fine. Pretty much confirmed the contractors advice. Keep below 500 psi, use a wide nozzle at around 12" from the wood. Work with the grain not across it. Be careful around knots. Sure water is forced into the cracks...

Do you have a link for the Heavy Duty one? I'm in Canada and Walmart here don't always carry the same range as the US. The vinyl ones I'm using seem quite durable but I'm always on the look out for something a bit larger. Even with three (30" x 16") I don't get complete coverage of the base...

I've got three of these vinyl bathmats (with suction cups) under my steps (Lumi-O Festiva): http://www.homedepot.ca/product/vinyl-bath-mat/967654 The (natural) rubber bathmats I used last season, from Walmart, literally dissolved after a month or two and seemed to encourage algae. So far, so...

Actually, the more I read up on the subject, the more I'm coming to the conclusion that pressure-cleaning is not necessarily the best way to go and has the potential for damaging softer ACQ treated lumber (pine, in my case). More important is to test that wood is sufficiently weathered and dry...