Toronto Professional Deck & Fence Staining Services
We are the deck staining experts of Toronto and the GTA and have won awards such as the Best of Homestars Painters. Our home painting professionals specialize in applying stains to exterior wood such as decks, fences, porches and sidings. Whether you are looking to apply a semi-transparent stain, natural stain or solid stain, our team will make your deck or fence look brand new!
Leslieville, Toronto
Brampton, Ontario
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Mississauga, Ontario
Banbury, Toronto
Brampton, Ontario
Banbury, Toronto
Leaside, Toronto
Junction, Toronto
Riverdale, Toronto
Our Deck Staining Process & Prep-Work
Step 1 - Cleaning / Pressure Washing
Dirty surfaces need to be cleaned prior to staining. Cleaning helps the stain adhere better to the wooden surface. For transparent and semi-transparent stains, more cleaning time is required because you can see the imperfections and dirt through the stain if the wood is not thoroughly cleaned.
IPE deck after a good pressure wash
IPE deck before being pressure washed
Pressure treated wood being pressure washed
IPE deck after a good pressure wash
Step 2 - Stripping / Sanding
If the wood is bare or you are applying a solid stain, you can lightly sand all of the areas to smoothen the surface and open the wood pores. However, if you are applying a transparent or semi-transparent stain, you will have to do a thorough sand to remove any coating that was previously on the deck/fence
Thorough sanding removes the previous coating whereas light sand still leaves traces of the previous coating.
Thorough sanding removes the previous coating whereas light sand still leaves traces of the previous coating.
The previous coating was completely removed via a thorough sanding
Thorough sanding removes the previous coating whereas light sand still leaves traces of the previous coating.
Step 3 - Cleaning (again) & Staining
Prior to applying the stain, all of the dust and debris from sanding must be vacuumed or blown off and removed. Afterwards, stain can be applied.
Applying a chestnut coloured semi-transparent stain
This cedar deck was sealed with a transparent stain
This deck received 2 coats of Cedar coloured semi-transparent stain
Applying a chestnut coloured semi-transparent stain