Rebuilding and Staining the Deck
11 photos · siding and exterior / yard and landscape
The deck stairs and railings had gone gray and soft after years of neglect. I pulled the worst boards, sistered new pressure-treated stringers and posts where I had to, and replaced the railings. Once the framing was sound I prepped the whole surface and rolled on a brown stain. Tied it into the new split-rail fence so the whole back yard read as one project.
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Before Deck stairs starting point. Railings loose, boards splitting.
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Before Treads and railings gone gray. Some still had paint on them from a prior coat.
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Before Prepped the deck and got the stain, roller, and brush staged before opening the can.
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Before Stain ready to go. I like to set everything out first so I don't lose momentum.
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During Dog supervising the new stair stringers and posts. Pressure-treated, full replacement.
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During Split-rail fence going in across the back. Old deck still in foreground waiting for stain.
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During Partial board replacement on the deck while the rails got their first coat.
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After Deck stained brown. New split-rail fence wrapping the back yard.
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After Finished deck looking out over the lake. Worth the prep.
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During Fisheye of the deck stairs and split-rail fence repair in progress at Mohawk.
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After New split-rail fence and gate in at Mohawk. Bed beside it still needed weeding but the bones were done.
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