Applying A Maintenance Coating of TWP!

This is for Decks that have previously been coated using TWP.
      Wood Maintenance, is different from a complete Wood Restoration. Restoring a wood surface means
bringing it back to a "like new" appearance from a neglected state, or it could be deciding to switch from one stain type to another stain type. Wood maintenance on the other hand is an ongoing process to keep well kept wood, looking good. Wood maintenance is simply cleaning and re-coating the wood with the same wood stain that was previously used.
       In preparing an exterior wood surface for maintenance, it is important to know what type of old stain is present. TWP Wood Preservative can be cleaned and re-coated easily but switching from one stain to another requires a different process. For our purposes here, we are assuming you are maintaining a wood surface that has a fading TWP Wood Stain already on it and you are ready to begin the maintenance.

The Fence Post! Different depths for different Post types!

Augered Post Hole!

        Fences are made of many different materials, some are of solid panels that catch the wind, and some allow the wind to flow through, so it must allow that the depths of their posts are all set to different depths also. I have lived and operated a Fence Company in 2 different places. Northern Tennessee and Southern Indiana. The "Mean" Frost or Freeze line was 3 inches in the Volunteer State and 6 inches up here in Evansville, Indiana. The only Building code that applies to installing Fence Posts state that 1/3 of the above ground length of the post for a 6' fence must be in the ground. That's it! That's all it says! Lucky for you, w have been digging holes and setting posts forever. The statement above about 1/3 of the post just delineates that for a 6 foot tall Wood fence you need to have 2 Feet in the ground, - not in concrete necessarily, just set in the ground. For 8' Wood Fences we do 32"inches. 
Setting Posts, in general: 
        Holes may be dug be any method, or tool. The best tools to get the results that are required is the Auger or a set of post hole diggers.

Ready to remove that old fence?

Has your fence turned into an eyesore that’s just got to go and now you want to know how to remove it?
At some point fences get damaged beyond repair. You either have to remove it yourself or have it removed by a professional fence contractor. Once it’s gone, you can replace your old, decrepit fence with something a lot more attractive.
However, removing a fence isn’t as easy as heading outside with your hammer, as tempting as such a move may be. There are several steps you’re going to need to take before you can proceed if you want to remove your fence safely – and without incurring fines from the city or getting in trouble with your neighbor.

Fence Stain Reviews!

Here we are spraying the Stain!

 

Rating the Stains!

How we rate the stains!

        We use the following criteria to rate the listed exterior stains. Check the chart at the bottom. Keep in mind that every stain we rate has performed well for us in the field, or else they would not make the list to be rated here. For this evaluation we have not necessarily sub - divided them into clear, pigmented, oil, water based or any other category. We have chosen all the best stains that we know of, period.

1. Ease of application
2. Fade resistance (ability to retain color)
3. Wear resistance (Deck boards only)
4. Ease of cleaning & re-coating or stripping and re-coating