Who does power wash & decks in Mendon, MA?
EA Paint & Light Carpentry, Inc. does power washing & deck staining in Mendon, MA, from Northborough, about 16.7 miles away. The median Mendon home was built in 1988 and 31% predate 1980, so the preparation drives the price more than the square footage. One insured crew paints and replaces rotted wood on the same written estimate. Call (508) 466-5846.
What Mendon houses are built out of — and why it changes the price
Mendon has about 2,175 homes across 17.8 square miles of Worcester County, and the median one was built in 1988. That makes it a largely late-eighties and nineties town: larger colonials with vinyl siding, finger-jointed pine trim, and two-storey entries. 31% of the housing here went up before 1980 and 97% of the buildings are detached single-family homes.
That is not trivia. It decides which products go on the wall, how many hours the preparation takes, and whether the job is governed by the federal lead rule. An estimate for power washing & deck staining that does not start from the age of the house is a guess with a number attached.
Power Washing & Deck Staining on a late-eighties and nineties house
Vinyl washes well and hides what leaks
Vinyl siding cleans up dramatically, which makes it easy to wash a house and call it done. The thing worth doing at the same time is looking at where water is getting behind it — around windows, at the corners, under the bottom course.
Thirty-year-old pressure-treated decks
Decking from this period is usually cupped, split along the grain, and at the point where it takes stain unevenly no matter how well it is prepared. That is a fair thing to be told before you pay for a stain that will look patchy because the wood is patchy.
Semi-transparent or solid
Semi-transparent shows the grain and wears thin rather than peeling, so it recoats easily. Solid covers damaged timber and hides a lot, and it will eventually peel and need stripping. On a deck of this age the honest recommendation depends on how the boards have aged, which means looking at them.
Free on-site estimate in Mendon, with the prep itemized rather than assumed.
What is included
- House soft washing — vinyl, clapboard, shingle and stucco
- Mildew, algae and pollen removal
- Gutter face and downspout cleaning
- Decks, porches, stairs and railings
- Fences, pergolas and arbors
- Walkways, patios, steps and pool surrounds
- Deck stripping, brightening and sanding
- Semi-transparent, solid stain and clear sealer
How far Mendon is
Mendon is about 16.7 miles from Northborough — about 35–45 minutes out. That is a normal working distance for us and it is free to have someone come and look. The crew is on site for a full day rather than dropping in, which suits whole rooms and whole elevations better than an hour of touch-up.
Written, itemized, fixed price. Nothing discovered in week three.
The rest of what we do in Mendon
- Interior Painting in Mendon
- Exterior Painting in Mendon
- Light Carpentry & Wood Repair in Mendon
- Cabinet Painting & Refinishing in Mendon
Or see everything on the Mendon page, and the full power washing & deck staining page for how we work generally.
Power Wash & Decks in nearby towns
Hopedale · Blackstone · Bellingham · Millville · Milford · Uxbridge