coping/stain

[DMS2014]

so we paid 7K last year to have our whole deck stained. the stain is already coming off the coping even tho it was sealed twice. The jerk who owns the company came out and gave us a song and dance. So my question is this: Have any of y 'all stained your deck yourself? If so, what did yo use?

Was thinking of power washing all the chipped spots off and trying to match the stain. it looks like doggie poo to us.

 

[kimkats]

Is it stain or painted or some of that cool deck stuff? Take and share a pic so we can really see what you are dealing with.

 

[DMS2014]

Is it stain or painted or some of that cool deck stuff? Take and share a pic so we can really see what you are dealing with.

is there an easier way to share than taking the photo and then opening my iPad and opening this site and uploading? There used to be an app y'all used that made it so much easier!

 

[kimkats]

Sadly that is the only way. The app (forgot the name) went bye-bye

 

[DMS2014]

So here it is…

 

[Pv2]

looks like a thin layer of asphalt! did they leave any product containers around?

 

[DMS2014]

looks like a thin layer of asphalt! did they leave any product containers around?

they stained over the concrete and no. they were supposed to. sigh...

 

[kimkats]

That is not stain. That is "paint" of some kind. Stain sinks in and cannot really be removed like that.

So here is a couple of ideas:
-Pressure washer BUT being VERY careful to not do it too hard so as to not pit the concrete.
-Scraper on a pole to see if you can scrape it up
-steel brush on pole to break it up then pressure wash

Repaint it and ignore the places it has come up as it will show but not as bad as it does now.

What I like to do it throw ideas out there in hopes at least one of them will work.

 

[DMS2014]

That is not stain. That is "paint" of some kind. Stain sinks in and cannot really be removed like that.

So here is a couple of ideas:
-Pressure washer BUT being VERY careful to not do it too hard so as to not pit the concrete.
-Scraper on a pole to see if you can scrape it up
-steel brush on pole to break it up then pressure wash

Repaint it and ignore the places it has come up as it will show but not as bad as it does now.

What I like to do it throw ideas out there in hopes at least one of them will work.

well, we thought it was stain over the powerwashed concrete. our bad. My husband agrees with you. We don't have a PW. We will either have to buy one or rent one to do it.

 

[kimkats]

Try scraping up an area out of sight to see if that will work.

Powerwasher-might be a good idea to have one in the future for cleaning the decking and such.............just saying LOL

 

[DMS2014]

Try scraping up an area out of sight to see if that will work.

Powerwasher-might be a good idea to have one in the future for cleaning the decking and such.............just saying LOL