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How to resurface my wood deck?

Looking for step by step advice. The brown paint on my deck is peeling on the high traffic areas. I would like to resurface my deck and remove the paint the previous home owner used. What's the first step to get all of the paint off - a power washer? Do I need to use a certain chemical? Or do I need to get on my hands and knees and scrape the paint off? After the paint is removed, then what? I would prefer to just have the natural wood look. I also have to fill a number of boards with some sort of wood putty. The more detail you can give me the better, including use of certain brands. (This is my first deck so I really don't know what I am doing, and I don't want to pay someone to do this)Thanks as always,DK

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all the answers i see can be correct depending on the model you have but if it is unplugged and still beeping then it must have a battery most often (in newer models) once it is unplugged a trap door can be opened and the batter replaced. where i live at least one of the alarms in a home must have a battery backup but not all of them.
WELL FIRST OF ALL YOUR ROOMATE PARKED TOO CLOSE TO A HYDRANT. BY PARKING TOO CLOSE SHE COULD BE BLOCKING THE EMERGENCY VEHICALS. SECOND OF ALL DMV DOENS'T EVEN DEAL WITH THESE KIND OF THINGS. YOUR ROOMATE HAS TO GO TO THE COMPANY THAT TOWED HER CAR AWAY AND PAIN THE FINE TO GET HER CAR OUT. IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PD AND THE TOW COMPANY THEN TAKE IT TO COURT.
Have you changed the type of kitty litter you use? I notice with a different brand of litter my cat brought the litter box smell with him more. Have you tried letting him eat some wheat grass? That is good for the digestion, not sure if it would help with the gas problem though. I would also think about a different type of food. Good luck!
William B is mistaken. I have two facilities with hardwired units that are not designed for batteries. Yours may be of that type. Beeping sometimes indicates the unit is dirty. Take it down and blow it out. Or rather, suck it out with a vacuum cleaner. I also have photodetector models that are more effectively cleaned with compressed air; you can achieve similar results with canned air like people use for cleaning computer keyboards. Check the manufacture date. Many smoke alarms have a sticker on them that gives a recommended replacement date. You will probably be able to find a source for a compatible model online. You may also be able to find a compatible model that has a battery backup, if your system will support it.

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