06/20/2023
I'm currently working on a fairly large project refinishing a redwood fence that wasn't finished properly when it was built a couple years ago.
There's also a 12'×12' deck in the yard that will be the next project to be refinished. Additionally, the metal frame rolling driveway gate will need all of its boards removed, refinished and the fastening screws anchored into what was poorly threaded holes.
First I had to w**d whack the yard and sidewalk edges, replace about 30ft of board, pressure wash both sides of the fence, and now I am currently sanding the outside finish off. Thankfully the rough side inside was never finished, so we are not sanding that.
Sanding is ALOT of work, which is why SO MANY laborers and contractors tell clients they don't need to sand their costly wood construction, "because its new wood". New wood should absolutely be sanded because of mill glaze. While running through mill machinery, the wet lumber gets compressed and hot from friction, which seals off the open grain, even "smooth" lumber. Builders do a quickie job at the end of a project, simply wiping on stain that doesn't pe*****te and seal well. It looks good at first, which is long enough to get the check and split.
