Weathered Deck Sanded & Oil-Stained in Georgetown

The deck: grey, stained and never finished

This is a big backyard deck in Georgetown — two levels, a picture-frame border, wide steps down to the gravel, and a gazebo on the upper tier. The boards had gone fully grey, with dark water marks and tannin stains across the main floor, and the fascia and skirting were the same dull silver. Pressure-treated wood left unfinished does exactly this: the surface fibres break down in the sun and rain and the deck looks far older than it is. The structure here was sound; it just needed the surface brought back.

Sanded to bare wood, steps and skirting included

We sanded the entire deck down to clean, bright wood: both levels, the diagonal field boards, the border, the steps, and the vertical fascia and skirting boards around the perimeter. The during photo shows what that gets you — the grey and the water stains are gone and every board is the same pale colour, which is what lets the stain go on evenly. The gazebo stayed in place and we worked around its posts. On a deck restoration this is the step that separates a refinish that lasts from one that blotches.

Oil-based stain in a warm cedar tone

The deck was finished in a penetrating oil-based stain. Oil soaks into pressure-treated wood and cures inside the board rather than sitting on top, so it will not peel the way a film-forming coating would on a deck this exposed, and the next maintenance coat goes straight on after a wash. The after photo shows the diagonal boards, the border and the three wide steps all reading as one warm surface, with the grain and knots visible through the colour and the skirting matching the floor.

The result

From silver-grey and water-stained to a deck that looks newly built, with the gazebo and furniture back in place the same week. The owners get a floor that is protected against UV and moisture and a finish they can refresh in a day rather than strip.

Deck sanding and staining in Georgetown and Halton Hills

UCO Construction Group restores and stains decks across Georgetown, Acton, Halton Hills, Milton, Brampton and the rest of the GTA. If your deck has gone grey or an old finish is failing, see our deck staining and restoration service and get in touch for a free on-site estimate.