Deck & Fence Staining in Ontario

Stain is what stands between your deck and the Ontario weather cycle — snow sitting on it all winter, then UV baking it all summer. Once the wood goes grey and starts drinking in water instead of shedding it, every season takes a bigger bite. A wash and a coat of stain every few years is by far the cheapest deck maintenance there is.

Timing is the trade secret. The wood needs to be dry — a couple of rain-free days before the job, not just the day of — and the stain needs mild temperatures to cure, so the season realistically runs late spring to early fall. New pressure-treated decks also need to weather before they'll accept stain; coat them too early and it peels.

We stain and paint decks, fences, pergolas, and porch railings. If boards are soft or a railing wobbles, pair the job with a deck repair visit — stain over rot is wasted money.

• Cleaning or pressure washing before staining
• Sanding smooth the high-traffic boards where needed
• Transparent, semi-transparent and solid stains
• Fence staining and painting, both sides or street side only
• Railings, spindles, stairs and pergolas
• Stripping failed solid stain before recoating
• Colour matching an existing stain as closely as the fade allows
• Small jobs — a landing, a front porch, one fence line

• Square footage of deck boards plus the railing count — spindles are slow work
• Condition: a maintained deck needs a wash, a neglected one needs stripping or sanding
• Stain type — solid covers more sins but shows wear differently than semi-transparent
• Whether both sides of a fence are being done
• Amount of prep from previous peeling coatings
• Weather windows; short notice in peak season is harder to book

Every home is different, so we don’t publish flat prices — the quote is free and based on your actual job.