i do that for a living and it very depends on how many layers you got, what kind of wood is underneath, how much time and effort you want to spend and if you want to stain it or paint it afterwards.

The walls had stains from the years of smoke and the carpet that was probably at one point beige was discolored to a grungy brown.

One year he basically wanted me to strip the paint and stain the deck instead.

One way I use it to help plan preventive maintenance as well as preventive replacement.

What's a good product to stain a redwood deck and make it look glossy?

If it's too stained, use Zinsser white shellac primer & paint a neutral color.

It would likely prevent selling to anyone but an investor in the future, though.In the event of a flood, I'd build up enough cash reserves from the property to either repair or demolish.

I am willing to work hard, learn and grow slowly and steadily to prevent big mistakes and loosing money.

I am really hoping to do a lot of preventative maintenance in my rehab, so hopefully the costs won't inch up too much but it's definitely a possibility being that the property was built in the 50s.

Used Bullseye Primer (2 coats) which got rid of the nicotine stains but, the smell was still there.