All in all I'm happy with the results of the first coat, and will add the 2nd coat in about 2 months (at 800 SF, I need a break). More important, my wife was happy with the results.

Here are a few before and after photos', and a few comments based on my experience:

It may have been the age and condition of the deck, but I had to add 20% to their stated coverage rate of 2 gallons per 100 SF.

The honeycomb roller does leave a nice texture finish....but it's not as easy as their video show....and a fully loaded roller does cover only the 5 -7 SF as stated. So have patients and allow plenty of time......it's not like rolling out paint or stain.

The matching Solid Stain offers great coverage, but it is expensive.

And most of all, what they don't tell you is that this finish absorbs heat and it is hot as hell in direct sun light on bare feet....as my wife discovered.

So if you try it, have fun....I'm sure you will like the results

Gary

This project was to completed in 2 months but was delayed by 4 weeks with over 46 days of rain during construction!!

Life Outside Pty Ltd was the landscape contractor for the project, taking care of fencing, turf, gardens, decks, pergolas, screens & paving.

Do's & Don'ts for the project.....

Do - plan well, fail to plan & you plan to fail. Projects like these need a huge amount of planning and co-ordination. Get a PROFESSIONAL team behind you.

Don'ts - Huge lessons were learned about working through extreme periods of rain. We pushed on through the rain as hard as we could to try and help SH meet deadlines, but in hindsight, it's sometimes worth just leaving the project in such extreme weather events until the site can dry out. Working through the rain made things twice as hard as they had to be and many tasks were performed 2-3 times due to the clean-up required.

We love the quality of finish that was achieved under such difficult circumstances. The great use of timber and bamboo created a real feeling of warmth and quality. The village itself is a breath of fresh air taking full advantage of the light, innovative materials and inspirational viewpoints. A huge credit to Sekisui House and their revolutionary clean, sustainable building techniques.

For more information, check us out at www.lifeoutside.com.au , or on utube http://www.youtube.com/user/Sydneylandscaper... and don't forget to give us the thumbs up on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/pages/Life-Outside-...) for the latest on new and exciting projects in the pipe.