Sanding & Hydrowashing

A deck that is painted or treated with a solid color stain will not hold up on horizontal surfaces. It is common for the sun exposed side of a board to be 50 degrees hotter than the bottom side. This causes the warm side of the wood to contract while the bottom cool side stays swelled. The constant swelling and shrinking, churning and twisting, causes the paint to peel.

RTD Services can restore your deck to its former glory, making it a place you can enjoy with family and friends once more. We use a mechanical removal process to strip the existing coating, preparing the wood for a beautiful and durable oil-based stain. Please note that this method is three times more expensive than the chemical stripping alternative.

Available Options:

Paint over the current coating.  Lowest cost, short-term solution. The new paint will begin to peel within months. We can refer a painting contractor in your area.  

Replace the decking, spindles, railings, etc.  Highest cost option. The framework and foundation of your deck will be used to rebuild the decking, railings, steps, etc.  We work with Ugly Deck at (952) 736-3308 and The Deck and Door Company at (952) 432-1888. These companies are not affiliated with RTD Services and we do not receive compensation from either company.  They also refer customers to us.

Sanding the primary horizontal surfaces and painting the vertical surfaces.  We can’t sand spindles or anything vertical.  We sand the walking surfaces of the floor, steps and top of handrails. If there are benches, we sand the seating surfaces. We are unable to sand between the floor boards.  We then paint the vertical surfaces. The result is a beautiful deck where the horizontals accent the vertical surfaces and the verticals accent the horizontal surfaces. If you are considering this option, one of our people will visit your home to discuss the specific details of your project.

Hydrowashing the entire deck including horizontal and vertical surfaces (spindles too). Hydrowashing is essentially a sand blaster (we don’t actually use sand) that uses water to propel the media. Using water to propel the media reduces dust by 93%. The negative consequence to Hydrowashing is that it removes a little bit of the wood along with the coating. The older the deck the harder the wood is and the less wood that will be removed. New wood is softer than old wood. Hydrowashing is not applicable to every project. If you are considering this option, one of our people will visit your home to discuss the specific details of your project.