Deck Staining Colorado Springs | Fence & Wood Refinishing | ColorCraze Pro Painting

WOOD CARE · COLORADO SPRINGS + PUEBLO

Decks + fences, restored.

Stripped, sanded, stained — Colorado wood that lasts another five years instead of another winter.

We refinish decks, fences, and outdoor wood across Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Old stain comes off, the wood goes back to bare, and a penetrating oil stain goes on — two coats, end-sealed, and backed by a written 2-year warranty.

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Our Trade

Colorado's climate eats wood.

At 6,000 feet, a deck gets hit from every direction. Summer sun is harsher because there's less atmosphere between the wood and the UV. Winter brings freeze-thaw cycles that drive moisture into the grain, expand it, and push old stain up and off in flakes. And the air is so dry that unprotected wood checks, cracks, and silvers faster here than almost anywhere at sea level. An untreated Colorado deck isn't weathering slowly — it's actively failing every season.

Which is why the prep matters more than the product. A premium stain brushed over a failing finish is just a new color over the same problem — it'll fail on the old finish's timeline, not the new stain's label claim. We don't recoat over failing stain. We strip it. Every job starts with pulling the old finish off, sanding the boards back to raw wood, and giving the stain a clean, open surface to penetrate into. That's the only way a refinish actually holds.

From there, it's two coats of penetrating oil stain, end-grain seal on every cut, and a written 2-year workmanship warranty. Decks come back every 4 to 5 years for a full refinish. Fences a little longer, depending on exposure. That's the cadence for wood that lasts — not the one the can promises.

The Process

Four steps, no shortcuts.

Free Estimate · 2–4 Day Turnaround

§ 01

Inspection & scope

On-site walk-through with Jonathan. We check for rot, soft spots, popped nails, loose fasteners, and any boards that need swapping before stain touches the wood. Honest assessment first — we'd rather flag a rotten joist than stain over one.

Free · On-Site

§ 02

Strip & sand to raw wood

Old stain gets stripped off — chemically, by pressure-wash, or by sanding, depending on condition. Then the boards get sanded back to bare wood so the fibers are open and ready to accept stain. No re-coating over failing finish. The prep is the project.

Day 1–2

§ 03

Stain — 2 coats + end-seal

Two coats of penetrating oil-based stain worked into the grain, brushed and back-brushed for even absorption. Every end cut, board joint, and fastener hole gets end-grain sealer — those are the spots that fail first. Even color, sealed edges, protected from within.

Day 2–3

§ 04

Final inspection & warranty

Walk-through with Jonathan once the stain has set. We review the finish, touch anything up, and register your 2-year workmanship warranty in writing. You get the paperwork, the recoat-cycle timeline, and a deck you can actually use without worrying about what's happening under your feet.

Day 3–4

What We Refinish

Three kinds of outdoor wood, one standard of finish.

Decks

Full deck refinishes — surface boards, railings, stairs, and skirts. We strip, sand, and stain across every species we see in Colorado yards: cedar, redwood, and pressure-treated pine. Horizontal surfaces get the full 2-coat build with end-seal at every cut.

Cedar
Redwood
Pressure-treated pine

Fences

Privacy fences, ranch fences, and long property-line runs. We restain fence panels on existing frames or refinish after repair. Same prep discipline as a deck — strip failing stain, sand to bare, then 2 coats of penetrating oil stain for UV and moisture protection.

Privacy fences
Ranch fences
Property-line runs

Outdoor Wood

Pergolas, benches, arbors, garden structures, and built-in outdoor furniture. Smaller footprint, same careful finish — stripped back to bare, stained to match the surrounding hardscape, and sealed so the piece reads as part of the yard rather than an afterthought.

Pergolas
Benches
Garden structures

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Jonathan stripped and restained our 15-year-old cedar deck — it looks better than the day it was built. We thought we'd have to replace it.

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Staining FAQs

What homeowners ask us before they book.

How often should I restain my deck in Colorado?

If the deck is stripped to bare wood and stained correctly, plan on a full refinish every 4 to 5 years in Colorado. If the old stain was simply re-coated without stripping, you'll be chasing failures every 2 years — that's not a warranty issue, that's a prep issue. Our dry-freeze cycle, high-UV sun, and thin air beat the finish harder than sea-level climates, so the cadence here is shorter than the product label claims.

Can you stain over existing stain?

No — not the way we do it. If the existing stain is failing (and on Colorado decks, it almost always is), we strip it off first. Painting over a failing stain means the new coat fails on the same timeline as the old one. We strip, sand to bare wood, then apply penetrating oil stain so the wood absorbs it and the finish actually holds. Prep you don't skip — that's what makes the next 4–5 years possible.

What stain brands do you use?

We spec premium penetrating oil-based stains from established manufacturers — the specific product depends on the wood species, exposure, and the look you want (transparent, semi-transparent, semi-solid, or solid). Oil-based penetrating stains soak into the wood fibers and protect from within, rather than sitting on top like a film-forming product. In Colorado UV, that difference matters a lot — film-forming stains peel, penetrating stains fade evenly. Jonathan will walk you through the options on-site and match product to project.

Do you refinish fences?

Yes. Privacy fences, ranch fences, property-line runs, and mixed-height fences are all regular work for us across Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Same process as decks — assess condition, strip failing stain, sand to bare, then 2 coats of penetrating oil stain. Fences don't take the same foot traffic as a deck, so they go a little longer between refinishes, but the prep standard is identical. The 2-year warranty applies on fences, too.

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Keep your wood another five years.

Call Jonathan directly for a free on-site deck or fence staining estimate. Walk-through, honest assessment, real number — no lead-form runaround, just a painter on the other end of the line.

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ColorCraze Pro Painting · Deck & Fence Staining · Colorado Springs, CO · (719) 413-7933