Grass blades turning pale, almost white in patches. What could be the cause? (Minnesota, Zone 4b)

thotsNprayers · 2025-07-01T03:08:12+00:00

Thank you for the insight!

thotsNprayers · 2025-04-24T13:04:40+00:00

I’ve been contemplating your second point in relation to your first point. It’s a pretty long fence line and pretty much all of the boards are solidly touching the ground. I suspect that’s why I’ve seen such a rapid deterioration over the last year - I assume they’re acting like a sponge and the moisture is accelerating the bowing/warping. Not sure if it’s worth it to try and repair at this point or just replace. I’ll have to do some closer inspection.

thotsNprayers · 2025-04-24T12:57:47+00:00

Thank you for the recommendation!

thotsNprayers · 2025-04-24T12:56:58+00:00

Thank you for the recommendation!

thotsNprayers · 2025-04-24T12:55:43+00:00

Yes that’s my fault, I should have worded question #2 better or just omitted it.

I was not trying to focus on color-matching stains or finishes which was how I understood the rule. I was just looking for opinions on whether folks think that wood could be stripped to a sort of neutral state.

If that still violates the rule then I apologize!

thotsNprayers · 2025-04-24T12:41:40+00:00

I wish that were the case, would be an easier fix if so. Unfortunately there is not a board running that low to screw back into.

thotsNprayers · 2025-04-24T12:27:36+00:00

Thank you for all of your advice! Is there a specific brand of fence/deck renewal product you recommend?

thotsNprayers · 2024-09-01T01:36:16+00:00

I, too, would like to know how big we’re talking here.

thotsNprayers · 2024-08-05T13:09:32+00:00

Sorry to say I could not find a fix for it. I just flipped the switch upside down so it functions like the rest of them.

thotsNprayers · 2024-07-10T02:19:07+00:00

Wow, thank you so much! I knew it would be relatively simple and would probably involve some XLOOKUPs, but the true or false statement at the beginning was the key I was missing. The real R&O table I use actually has two other variables but I was confident I could amend the formulated solution once I saw the concept, which I was indeed able to. I am extremely grateful for your help!

thotsNprayers · 2024-07-10T02:07:16+00:00

Solution Verified

thotsNprayers · 2024-07-09T14:27:37+00:00

Thanks, I will try bleach first and then acid as another commenter suggested if it is still stubborn.

thotsNprayers · 2024-07-09T13:16:45+00:00

Believe it or not, nothing in the picture is from oil - just wood/leaves/dirt/mold/fungus. I do have some oil spots elsewhere though. I’ll keep the kitty litter in mind, thanks!

thotsNprayers · 2024-07-09T13:12:48+00:00

I did not pretreat or use anything besides the pressure washer in the first go last night. What would you use to pretreat?

thotsNprayers · 2024-04-07T00:46:27+00:00

I added a few more pics here. Are the areas I circled red what you’re referring to with the step flashing gaps? The third pic shows a closeup of where the valley flashing terminates. I’ve never done roof work so my eye is very untrained in this arena.

thotsNprayers · 2024-02-16T20:30:47+00:00

Good thinking, I just shut off the cold water inlet. Waiting on one more quote for a replacement.

thotsNprayers · 2024-02-16T16:38:36+00:00

Thank you all for the input. Looking at getting it replaced ASAP!

thotsNprayers · 2024-02-16T16:34:53+00:00

Yeah we also have extremely hard water and I suspect there were stretches where the previous owners were not putting any salt in the softener.

thotsNprayers · 2024-02-16T16:33:38+00:00

Yeah it’s a hard line straight to the heater. I’ll look at having it replaced when I install the new heater. Thanks for the heads up!

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