Parksville, Central Vancouver Island
Parksville Deck Washing
A deck in Parksville is usually pointed at the water, and the water here is a broad sandy bay rather than a rock shore. That means sun, wind and blown grit on the boards through a dry summer, and standing damp on whichever end of them sits in shade.
Local Conditions in Parksville
Open on One Side of the River, Shaded on the Other
Parksville is known for large sandy beaches at Parksville Bay and Craig Bay, and the city lies between the Englishman River and French Creek with a substantial part of it east of the river along the Craig Bay shore. A deck on that side is exposed: full sun through a July and August that each take less than 40 mm of rain, wind off the water, and fine sand carried with it, which scours a finish and opens the grain rather than growing anything on it. A deck on the inland side, backing onto the river or the wetlands, has the opposite life — shade for part of the day, standing vegetation nearby, and boards that stay damp long enough to go green and slick. The two need different handling and often different pressures, and the timber sets the ceiling either way: cedar and older pressure-treated fir both clean at well under what the slab beside them will take.
- Four principal city parks — Community Park, Springwood, the Wetlands and Top Bridge — sit inside the built-up area
- Parksville Community Park hosts Beachfest, the only World Championship Sand Sculpting qualifier in Canada
Commonly Asked
It can. The city lies between the Englishman River and French Creek, and a substantial part of it is east of the river along the western shore of Craig Bay, so "Parksville" covers two sides of a river and a fair spread of coast. What changes across it is exposure and tree cover. The Craig Bay side is beach-facing and open. Lots backing onto the Englishman River, Top Bridge or the Wetlands sit against standing vegetation instead, and get the debris load that comes with it — needles in the gutters, shade on the north wall, moss on whatever stays damp. Give the actual address rather than the town when asking for a price, because those are not the same job.
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Where We Work in Parksville
Parksville runs from the Englishman River across to French Creek, with a good part of it east of the river along Craig Bay, so the name covers two sides of a river and a fair spread of coast. It is 37 km up the highway from Nanaimo and seven from Qualicum Beach.
Landmarks nearby: Lions Ventureland Playground · Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park · Parksville Community Park
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