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Grey, splintery, peeling, or brand new
Maybe the boards have gone grey and you're pulling splinters out of bare feet. Maybe someone put a thick solid stain on like paint a few years ago, and now it's flaking in patches. Or you've just had a new deck built and it needs its first coat. If it's new pressure-treated wood, we wait a few weeks for it to dry out before we stain. If it's peeling, we strip it first, so the new stain isn't let down by the old layer.
Decks we've stained around Waterloo Region
Deck & Fence Staining
Deck & Fence Staining
Deck & Fence Staining
Deck & Fence Staining
How we stain a deck
Most of this job is prep you won't see once it's done. Here's what happens, in order, and why each step is there.
Visit and written quote
Marcus or Jordan walks the deck with you and measures. Whoever measures writes your quote, emailed within 24 hours, listing the prep, coats and product line by line.
Wash, brighten, then wait
We clean and brighten the wood, then leave it two days to dry before anything else happens. If old stain is peeling, it gets stripped first.
Sand and fix the rough spots
Rough and splintery boards get sanded and popped nails get set, so the surface is smooth underfoot before any stain goes on.
Brush on the stain
We brush it on so it works into the grain and the gaps, one or two coats depending on the wood. Railings are hand-brushed, never sprayed near your house.
Walkthrough with blue tapeYou approve
On the last day we walk the deck with you and a roll of blue tape. Mark anything you're not happy with, and we fix it before we leave.
Your crew lead, one text away
Luis Ortega's crew does our decks, and your crew lead texts you directly. Every evening you get a photo of where we got to and who's coming tomorrow. Office: (226) 400-7198.
What homeowners say once we've packed up
What people ask before we stain their deck
How soon can we walk on the deck again?
Usually you're back on it the next day. Your crew lead texts you every evening with a photo of where things stand, so you'll know when it's ready for chairs and feet again.
What happens if it rains?
We stain decks from late May to September, when the wood is dry and nights stay warm. Weather decides the schedule, so we won't promise you a finish date. If anything changes, you hear from us the night before.
How long will the stain last?
We'll tell you honestly at the visit how often your deck is likely to need redoing, so you know what to expect. The stain we use wears instead of peeling, so your deck doesn't end up flaking in patches.
Can you just stain over the old peeling stain?
No. New stain sticks no better than the old layer underneath it, so if a solid stain is peeling, we strip it first. Most peeling decks we see had a thick solid stain put on like paint.
What stain do you use?
Benjamin Moore Arborcoat. It soaks into the wood instead of sitting on top, and it comes in clear, semi-transparent and solid. Wood needs to breathe, so we use a penetrating stain wherever we can.
Our deck is brand new. Can you stain it right away?
If it's new pressure-treated wood, we wait a few weeks for it to dry out first. Book the visit anyway, and we'll look at the wood and tell you when it's ready for its first coat.
Do you work on cedar as well as pressure-treated?
Yes, both. We look at the wood at the visit, because whether your deck needs one coat or two depends on the wood itself.
Who will actually be at my house?
Marcus or Jordan comes to the estimate and writes your quote, so you're never handed off. Luis Ortega's crew does the work, the same crew from first day to last, and the crew lead texts you directly.
Other services
We walk the deck with you, measure, and email a written, itemised quote within 24 hours.