Decks & fences
Decks and fences, stained to last.
Film-forming stains peel. Penetrating oil stains wear. We use the second kind, prepped so it actually gets into the wood, and tell you when a deck needs boards before it needs stain.
2–3days including dry time
2coats, wet-on-wet
3 yrbefore it wants a maintenance coat
What is included
Every job, every time.
- Pressure wash, then a wood brightener to lift the gray
- Sanding of handrails and any raised grain
- Loose fasteners set, split boards flagged for replacement
- Two coats of penetrating stain, back-brushed
- Plants and hardscape masked
- Fences: both sides if you can get us the neighbor’s okay
How it runs
Day by day.
Walk-throughDay 0
Moisture meter on the boards, a look under the deck, a written scope.
Wash and brightenDay 1
Pressure wash, brightener, rinse. Then a full dry day.
Sand and stainDay 2–3
Rails sanded, stain applied two coats wet-on-wet, back-brushed into end grain.
Questions
Asked most weeks.
Stain or paint?
Stain, almost always. Paint on a horizontal deck surface peels within two summers. Fences can go either way.
How often does it need redoing?
A maintenance coat every two to three years keeps it from ever needing a full strip.
Can you do composite?
Composite does not take stain. We can clean it, and paint the wood railings and skirting around it.