A new deck or fence gets its first coat of stain once the lumber is ready to take it, so the color soaks in. We work in Minooka every week and set that timing for you.
We stain decks, fences, pergolas, wood siding and trim in Minooka, along with front doors and wood inside the house. The order never changes: clean and brighten the wood, strip or sand anything that has failed, replace boards that are loose or rotted, then stain. We walk you through transparent, semi-transparent and solid stain so you can pick how much grain shows. Inside, stained doors, rails and trim get sanded between coats and a clear topcoat where they need it.
Minooka spreads across Grundy, Kendall and Will counties, and we reach it on I-80 and Route 6, then up Ridge Road and McLindon Road. If your deck or fence is new, the first coat is about timing. Fresh pressure-treated lumber is often still wet from treatment, and stain applied too soon sits on the surface and peels. We check the boards and tell you when they are ready, rather than staining the week the deck goes up.
On a new deck or fence, we check whether the treated wood has dried enough to take stain, and we tell you when it has.
New boards can carry a smooth surface layer from the mill that blocks stain, so we clean and brighten it away first.
On older wood, stain that is peeling or worn through comes off so the new coat bonds evenly across the board.
Any board that is soft, split or lifting gets replaced and fastened tight before stain goes on.
Pergola beams, rafters and railing spindles get full coverage, with ladders set for the overhead work.
The house wall, the patio and the plants around the deck get covered before washing and staining begin.
First comes a free estimate on site, where we look at the wood and talk about the stain. You get the scope in writing, listing the prep, the boards to replace, the stain type and the coats. If something new turns up once we start, it gets priced in writing and you approve it before we do it. We book around the days we said, and when the stain is on we walk the job together.
Call or text (815) 585-1750 and tell us whether the wood is new or weathered. We will see it in person and give you the plan in writing.
Call or text (815) 585-1750
Email matt@onitcc.com