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Originally Posted by a68cudas Hello have bid to do on a 3 part deck wraps around two side of brick house. deck floor averages a total of 699 square feet. the railings and spindles avereage 108 linear feet. charging $1.50 per square foot on deck = $1048.50
rails and spindles at 108 linear feet at $2.50 per foot = $270.00 We measure standard rails & pickets (top rail + 2x2 pickets to deck floor) and convert to square footage. You didn't mention posts, lap boards, stairs or risers - don't forget them!
no stripping involved deck is older never been sealed in good shape except grey looking from wethering and one part of deck only 2 years old not weathered but need cleaned. all of deck needs cleaned and sealed. This is a dream clean 
has minor mold growth on some railing and floorboards. some nails need sunk back in and some rust on wood around where nailed down at. this job is in northern part of ohio in rural country area. my question is that i dont wanna lowball myself on estimate and wanted some feeback on what others would charge for such a job. have two more questions. is there a formula anyone uses for rail and spindel work or do most of you charge by linear foot? Your pricing sounds lovely for a wash & stain to me, but I'm not in Ohio. I mentioned above converting....we measure linear ft of railing and multiply by 5 then use that number as the square footage. IOW, 108 lf of railing = 525 sq ft. It may sound like a lot, but you have 4 sides on each of those miserable little spindles so it adds up!
second question is what is good cleaner to get rust spots off around nails? i know bleach and detergent mix has done well with cleaning weathered decks in past and also opens pores up on wood so that sealer can get in and seal good. any feed back greatly appreciated have to get back with them by sunday. thanks | If you've not done much wood work, I would not suggest using bleach, only because so much damage can occur if you're not familiar with the ratios, etc... A better choice, and more environmentally friendly and newbie friendly one is a sodium percarbonate cleaner. It will kill the mold/mildew and clean the deck just as well as bleach but not as aggressively The key to getting the deck brightened while doing away with your pesky little rusty spots is to use oxalic acid. While a sodium percarbonate is pretty much neutral and the oxalic is not necessary for a neutralizer, it is good to brighten your wood and this chemical will accomplish this - right before your eyes! Rinse it well, go home and wait for the wood to dry
Hope some of this was helpful - good luck on the bid and don't forget to take pictures!
Celeste |