Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: question about resurfacing decks

[James Kacki (jimkacki]

Information needed to properly answer your question,
1) What material is your deck made of?
2) What is it's present finish?
James

On 18-Aug-08, at 9:47 PM, S. Kashdan wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Here at Jackson Place Cohousing in Seattle, Washington, we have  
> just had the
> exterior of our buildings repainted, and it looks quite spiffy. Now  
> we are
> contemplating having some of our decks resurfaced. Two different  
> contractors
> have given us bids based on two different products, with somewhat  
> different
> prices, and two different bids for the job. Each claims that the  
> product
> they use is the best. Our Operations team members are not familiar  
> with
> either product, because this is the first time we have had to have  
> this
> done. So, we would like to know if any other cohousing group has  
> experience
> with either or both of these products, and, if you do, what can you  
> tell us
> about it.
>
> The more expensive product is: Pacific Polymer Industries Inc.'s
> polyurethane 5001 & 6001 product.
>
> The less expensive product is: Sonoguard, a polyurethane product.
>
> Some of our decks look in better condition than others. So, we  
> would also be
> interested in finding out if anyone knows if decks need to be  
> refinished at
> specific intervals, even if they don't have much traffic.
>
> Whatever you can tell us about either or both products and about deck
> refinishing will be greatly appreciated
>
> In community,
>
> Sylvie Kashdan
>
> Jackson Place Cohousing
> 800 Hiawatha Place South
> Seattle, WA 98144
> www.seattlecohousing.org
>
>
>
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