Deck, Fence & Wood Staining in Palos Park

Staining decks and wood under the trees in Palos Park

Weathered wood turns gray because the surface fibers break down, and stain over that gray layer looks muddy and wears off. We scrub it with a wood cleaner, follow with a brightener to even the color, and strip or sand off any old coating that is letting go. Loose or rotted boards get replaced first. Once the wood is dry, the stain goes on, worked into the grain and the board ends.

We cover Palos Park along Route 45, 123rd Street and McCarthy Road, next to the Palos and Sag Valley forest preserves. If your deck sits under a heavy tree canopy, it stays damp longer after rain and grows mildew and algae faster than a deck in full sun. On wood like that we wash off the growth and give it extra drying time before staining. More pigment means more protection, so on a shaded deck we talk through a semi-transparent or solid stain and how much grain each one leaves showing.

What Palos Park staining includes

How a Palos Park staining job runs

We start on site, looking at the wood, the shade and how it drains, and then you get a written estimate covering prep, repairs and the stain. If cleaning uncovers soft boards we did not catch, we show you and price them in writing before anything is replaced. Wash day and stain day are set apart so the wood has time to dry, and we work around rain. At the end we go over the deck with you, rail to rail.

• Free on-site estimate
• Mildew cleaned off first
• Brightener for even color
• Dry time built into the schedule
• Rotted boards replaced
• Walkthrough before we go