All finished with this restoration. 31 year old deck looks like new!

We removed the old railing and went with a different design. Instead of attaching the balusters directly to the facing, we installed 4x4 redwood posts and a bottom 2 x 4 receiving rail. This is a lot cleaner and less cage-like, allows snow to be shoveled under the railing, is more structurally sound and allowed us to re-paint the face board in a solid while keeping the railing in a semi-transparent stain.

Another great sucess for the deck stylists!