Wow…… my whole body feels like it has been through a war.

After coarse sanding yesterday and then pressure washing it all, I sanded one more time with a finer sandpaper (“80” grit). Took almost all day to sand it but finally at 4 PM I was ready to put the redwood stain on.

Here’s a pic this AM. This is after the coarse sanding and pressure washing.

Now because of the use of both old and new wood, I went with a solid redwood stain. Here’s a pic at the end of the day today.

Still lots to do before winter. Have to get the two sets of stairs installed. Am thinking about going with wrought iron for the french door step. Also have to touch up the house paint and figure out how to make the area between the window and the deck on the side extension look nice.