Dude. 3 coats of stain because I thought I was being thorough. Took all weekend and my back is killing me. 6yo helped for like 20 minutes then got bored. At least it looks good now. Anyone else way underestimate home projects or is it just me every single time.
Twenty minutes is pretty good for a 6yo on a project like that, honestly. The deck's gonna look great and your back will forgive you eventually.
Three coats will look killer though. My back would've been shot too. Next time build in some shorter sessions instead of pushing through the whole weekend.
Man I feel that. Did the whole back patio last year and it killed me. At least you know next time you can probably get away with two coats and save yourself the weekend.
The real question is did the deck look worth it when you were done? I'm trying to justify doing ours and if your answer is yes I'm getting my supplies this weekend.
The thoroughness trap gets us every time. You could've done 2 coats and it would've looked great but instead you're out there grinding for perfection. Get some rest man.
Weekend missions are supposed to be fun but that sounds brutal. Next time do yourself a favor and accept good enough. Your back will thank you.
3 coats! Dude. I did a similar thing last summer with my fence. Tried to be perfect and ended up hating the project halfway through. My back still remembers it too.
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Three coats is actually the right call for a good finish but yeah it's exhausting. I did a deck last summer and my takeaway was 'never again' but here we are thinking about sealing it this year. Your back has my sympathy.