Deck Restoration in Michigan

What Deck Restoration Actually Involves

A deck that has turned gray, started to peel or feels rough underfoot usually doesn't need to be torn out. Restoration brings it back in stages: clean off the old finish and mildew, repair what's damaged, then seal the wood with a fresh finish matched to Michigan's climate.

The order matters. Most deck coatings fail because the surface wasn't properly prepped before staining — old finish, mildew and gray weathered wood all have to be stripped and neutralized first. Skip that step and even a premium stain will peel within a season.

1. Clean. Deck-specific cleaning lifts mildew, algae and gray weathering without damaging the wood. We match pressure and nozzle to your exact decking material and test a small area first.

2. Repair. Rotted or loose boards are replaced, sagging sections are leveled, and structural problems are corrected. Missing hardware and over-spanned beams are common on older Michigan decks, and we bring them up to code. When the structure is sound, resurfacing is often an affordable alternative to a full rebuild.

3. Stain and seal. Every coat is hand-brushed, never sprayed, using penetrating, oil-based contractor coatings from Olympic, TWP, Sikkens, Cabot and Ready Seal, matched to your deck.

What to expect: We can remove most failed stains, including Behr, and prep a deck for a fresh coat, but we can't strip paint or solid-body stain completely down to bare wood. Replacement boards will look a little newer than the rest of the deck at first. Composite and Trex decks get cleaning and care; we don't repair existing composite decks.

• Hand-brushed, never sprayed
• Removes most failed coatings, including Behr
• Board replacement & deck leveling
• Brings older decks up to code
• Olympic, TWP, Sikkens, Cabot & Ready Seal
• Free estimates, since 1991