Dock & Pier Staining Long Grove, IL

Dock & pier staining for Long Grove homes

Most of our dock & pier staining calls in Long Grove come from homes with a historic downtown surrounded by acre lots and estate homes. In practice that means gazebos and garden structures.

In western Lake County, where Long Grove sits, the variable is shade. Sunny decks gray and dry out; shaded ones stay green. We treat each side of the same deck accordingly.

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 Long Grove

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 Long Grove

Homeowners here also ask us about Composite deck cleaning in Long Grove, Pergola & gazebo staining in Long Grove and Deck restoration in Long Grove. See everything on the Long Grove service area page, or read the full dock & pier staining guide. We also cover nearby Kildeer, Lincolnshire and Buffalo Grove.