Looking at the weather, I made an executive decision to put off the sealing until today. The overnight low was still a bit low and the steps were quite dewy Friday morning. Plus, well, I am the queen of procrastination.
It took me two and a half hours, a bit longer to than I wished, but it is DONE! DONE!! DONE!!! That means all the wood tending on my porches is done and should not be needed again for two years. All I will have to do is keep them clean ... I haven't done this in the past, so I hope to get better. I have a blower and, now, a power washer. Surely I can be a more responsible homeowner with such great tools, eh?
Now it is the Time of Waiting. I really do like the CWF sealer, but it takes eons for the wood to dry. You would think that a full 48 hours would do it, but I have found the wood still a bit tacky at that point. However, I oft find myself putting everything back out on whatever porch or deck I have sealed at that point.
Monday, a storm is predicted, so I need things to be all set up. The good news is that the steps, which are not protected by the porch ceiling, are in the sunlight. So, I am hoping they will be good to go by the time the storm arrives.
It was a toss-up between the possibility of heavy dew and the impending rain. I hope I made the right choice. The ex-perfectionist in me is okay with that. I made the best choice I could. And I did a good job tending to my porches ... including remedying the error I made up on the airing porch. Living with chronic illness and chronic pain, I did the best that I could.
Would that it were easier to learn to live with that.
SIGH.
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