Dock & Pier Staining Ingleside, IL

Dock & pier staining for Ingleside homes

Dock & pier staining in Ingleside starts with knowing the housing: unincorporated lake homes and cottages in the Chain O'Lakes area. We see a lot of waterfront decks in full sun, and the work is planned around it.

With Wooster Lake, Fox Lake and Long Lake close by, decks and fences here hold moisture longer in the mornings. We schedule the wash early in the week so there is time to dry before stain goes on.

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 Ingleside

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 Ingleside

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