[fireandrain]

James: Weather in Northern California pretty much shuts me down in October. We have plenty of dry days Nov.-Mar, just that folks don't seem as inclined to put $$ into outdoor "furniture"... Funny you should mention that James....I'm planning on doing some aggressive advertising this fall to see how long I can stretch decks this year.

Rick: re: RS-redwood only... I've just been going that way on all of my redwood decks. Do you see any reason why I shouldn't? Curious about that...