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For some contractors, the prospect of restoring a weathered wooden deck has about as much appeal as getting a big splinter in their finger.

Cedar shakes and shingles have been used for hundreds of years. And as a roofing material, they offer more than aesthetic appeal: Wood is a renewable resource, has insulating qualities, and is wind and impact resistant.

Professional painters about to start an exterior staining job must answer several questions before the first can is opened. What kind of finish and tint does the customer want?

The granite crags, cliffs and boulders of the Sierra Nevada drew Blaine Robles to Lake Tahoe in 1987. He supported himself by tending bar in the winter and spent as much of the summer as he could rock climbing and otherwise goofing off.

Jake Clark came from a paint and coatings background, which was where he’d worked since 1974. At that time, the available products for wood were dry sealers that were applied to dry wood.But he felt that went against common sense.