How many nights each job blocks

  • House, driveway or deck wash: none. The crew can work between checkout and check-in, as long as no guest is on site.
  • Sealing pavers or a pool deck: about two nights, plus a weather buffer. One paver sealer’s data sheet says to wait at least 24 hours after cleaning before sealing, then 24 hours before foot traffic, and not to apply if bad weather is forecast within 24 hours. It wants 50°F to 80°F through the cure, so cold off-season nights count too.
  • Oiling a hardwood deck: about two to four dry days. One deck oil maker says to let the wood dry 24 to 48 hours after cleaning and not to apply if rain is expected.

What a cancelled stay costs

On one major booking platform, a host who cancels a confirmed stay pays a fee based on the reservation amount, with a $50 minimum, and gets no payout for that booking. Here is that policy on a $1,500 booking:

When the host cancels Fee in the policy On $1,500
More than 30 days before check-in 10% $150
48 hours to 30 days before 25% $375
48 hours or less before, or after check-in 50% of nights not stayed up to $750

Closing an advertised pool or hot tub during a stay can cost money too. The same platform’s guest policy can give the guest a full or partial refund when a listed feature doesn’t work, and guests have 72 hours after they discover the problem to report it. So never schedule work that shuts an amenity during a booked stay.

In a condo, the association usually sets the dates for washing the building or resealing the pool deck. Ask for its maintenance calendar each year and block those dates. A washer’s annual maintenance plan can lock your own gap-day dates in ahead of time, and pool deck cleaning cost covers what the sealing job itself runs. How we check figures: methodology.

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