Deck Cleaning & Staining in Colborne, ON

Clearing Orchard-Country Stains Off Colborne Decks

Colborne sits in orchard country, and if a fruit tree hangs over your deck, you know what it does to the boards. Leaves, blossoms and dropped fruit leave dark tannin marks, and mildew grows wherever that debris sits in a damp pile. Cleaning gets the worst of it, and we'll talk about anything that's left once the deck has dried. Sweeping the deck off after the fruit drops helps between visits.

Deck refinishing on an older deck often means dealing with a few different finishes from past owners. New stain won't hold over a coat that's peeling or flaking, so failing finish gets stripped first. Choosing between semi-transparent and solid comes down to how much grain you want to see. Solid stain lasts longer between coats and hides more of the wood, while semi-transparent shows the grain but needs recoating sooner. If you're torn, we can brush a little of each on a board that's out of sight.

Because the wood has to dry between washing and staining, the job usually takes two visits a day or two apart. After the last coat, keep people and furniture off for 24 to 48 hours. Washing alone has a $150 starting price, and adding sanding and stain on a typical 10x12 deck usually brings the total to $400 to $800.

Pedro handles deck cleaning, sanding and staining. For how he approaches deck cleaning & staining in general, see our deck cleaning & staining page.