Dock & Pier Staining Fox Lake, IL

Dock & pier staining for Fox Lake homes

Most of our dock & pier staining calls in Fox Lake come from homes with year-round and seasonal lake homes with docks and channel frontage. That means seasonal pier sections pulled every fall, which changes the prep more than the stain.

Fox Lake sits on Fox Lake, Pistakee Lake and Nippersink Lake, and waterfront wood weathers faster on the water-facing side than the house side. We check both and often give the exposed side a second coat.

We clean, seal and stain fixed and seasonal wood docks, piers, boardwalks and shore steps on Fox Lake, Pistakee, Channel Lake, Lake Marie, Grass Lake, Bangs Lake, Cedar Lake, Diamond Lake, Round Lake, Island Lake and the rest of the county's inland lakes. Seasonal pier sections are best done on land in spring before they go in, or in fall after they come out.

How the job goes in Fox Lake

1. Schedule around the waterSpring before the pier goes in, or fall after it comes out, is ideal. Fixed docks are done in dry weather with drop cloths and containment.
2. CleanPercarbonate cleaner and low-pressure rinse remove algae, gray and goose mess. Slime on the lower boards gets a scrub.
3. Dry fullyDock wood is wetter than deck wood. We wait for a meter reading under 15% before anything goes on.
4. Stain or sealPenetrating finish, back-brushed, with attention to board ends and the underside edges where water wicks in.

Other work we do in Fox Lake

Homeowners here also ask us about Fence staining in Fox Lake, Deck repair in Fox Lake and Fence cleaning in Fox Lake. See everything on the Fox Lake service area page, or read the full dock & pier staining guide. We also cover nearby Lakemoor, Lake Villa and Round Lake Heights.