The Masters House

My wife is the luck one that gets to do our taxes this year so all I have to do is compile the lists of information.

One of the lists that I need to compile was how much we spent on home improvement this past year. After making the list it is surprising to see that putting water seal on the fence cost almost exactly the same amount as turning our dining room into a bedroom.

All-in-all we did some pretty cool stuff and did not even break $1000 which is really nice.

Below is the list so you can have an idea how much it costs to do various projects: Read the rest of this entry »

Although the fence that has been built at our new house is cedar I still wanted to water seal it. In our neighborhood you can really tell which fences have been sealed and which have not.

Here is a picture of a fence that is about 2 years old that has not been sealed.

This one is barely 6 months old and it is already about to deteriorate.

This fence has been sealed but stained also.

Finally, here is a shot of our brand new fence as it looks today.

Well I really did not know too much about water sealing so I headed down to my local Home Depot to go check it out.

I was fortunate enough that there was a employee there that worked in the paint section that had just sealed a portion of his fence the year before.

From what he told me there are 3 different ways that you can go when sealing your fence.

They are -

• Clear seal (preserves the original color of the wood)
• Stain with seal (alters the color of the wood but the wood grain is still visible)
• Paint with seal (alters the color of the wood without the grain showing through)

The prices range from $60 to $120 for 5 gallons.

Before we moved into the house I sealed the fence with the mid-level stain. Here are pictures of the finnal result - Water Seal Pictures.

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