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Chewing the fat while straddling the fence
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<blockquote data-quote="boondocks" data-source="post: 1275348" data-attributes="member: 20599"><p>Jo I've got a porch I've been having the same debate over. I've come to the conclusion that I can always paint/stain something later if I want, but I can never "unpaint" (or unstain) it (well, baring herculean effort anyway). Now that I've hit middle-age, I balance trying to be a good steward of the property, with the return-on-investment (of time & $) in my lifetime.</p><p></p><p>I would maybe let the decision ride a year. When we bought our farm, we did a lot of what my dad jokingly called "unnecessary work." Now that I have way more <em>necessary</em> work, taking on something that's going to require ongoing upkeep (e.g., porch-staining as opposed to leaving it au naturel) has to pass a higher test. The exception would be if staining it would keep me from having to structurally replace it in the time period I expect to own it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boondocks, post: 1275348, member: 20599"] Jo I've got a porch I've been having the same debate over. I've come to the conclusion that I can always paint/stain something later if I want, but I can never "unpaint" (or unstain) it (well, baring herculean effort anyway). Now that I've hit middle-age, I balance trying to be a good steward of the property, with the return-on-investment (of time & $) in my lifetime. I would maybe let the decision ride a year. When we bought our farm, we did a lot of what my dad jokingly called "unnecessary work." Now that I have way more [i]necessary[/i] work, taking on something that's going to require ongoing upkeep (e.g., porch-staining as opposed to leaving it au naturel) has to pass a higher test. The exception would be if staining it would keep me from having to structurally replace it in the time period I expect to own it. [/QUOTE]
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