Most people put their deck off for years because they think it's a whole project. It isn't. Day one, years of gray, mildew, and dead finish come off the boards. This is the part where your neighbors start looking over the fence.
Wood has to be dry before stain touches it. Staining wet wood is how you get a peeling, blotchy mess a year later.
Boards, railings, spindles, lattice and steps. When it's done, I knock on your door and we walk the deck together. You point at anything you don't like, and I fix it before I load the truck. Then you pay.
One short form and a few photos of your deck. You get a real price back the same day. No pushy sales call, no surprise add-ons, and I never step a foot in your driveway to do it.
I tell you exactly which stain holds up on your wood, based on 375 decks of watching what lasts and what fails.
We clear the grill, the table, and the planters off before we start so you are not out there hauling anything. We leave it off at the end on purpose. Stain needs a day or two to fully cure, and heavy furniture set down too early leaves marks in the finish. Give it a day, put it back, and you are done.
Weather flips on us, we move your day, and it costs you nothing. I would rather wait four days than stain wet wood and watch it peel on you next summer.
Everything in the Full Comeback, plus I come back next spring and give your deck a maintenance wash so the stain lasts twice as long. You also pick your date before I open the calendar to anyone else.
Wash, sand, and stain. Boards, railings, spindles, lattice, and steps. The whole deck, start to finish, in two days. This is what most people pick.
Boards washed and stained. Railings, spindles, and lattice stay as they are. Good if the floor is the only part bothering you.
I started washing decks in the southwest suburbs at 16 for gas money and I was bad at it for the first month. Four summers and 375 decks later, I run a small crew that I trained myself, I quote every deck personally, and nothing gets called done until I have looked at it.