Deck Season-Ready Package
Handis deck season-ready package is the one-to-two-visit deck restoration that takes a Seattle-area deck from wet-winter sag to barbecue-ready inside the narrow May-to-June dry window — low-PSI wash with deck cleaner tuned to the board material, every popped screw walked back into the joist, every cut end inspected for rot, every joist hanger and lag bolt checked, and a single stain or seal coat applied against a 48-hour rain-free forecast. From $700 for a small cedar deck reset; up to $1,800 for a larger restoration with full hardware replacement and a stain coat. Composite decks get a low-PSI wash and an optional clear UV seal — never high-PSI pressure-wash, which voids most manufacturer warranties.
Service
How the Deck Season-Ready Package Works
Five steps every Handis deck season-ready visit runs through — schedule against the dry-window forecast, wash at the right PSI for the material, walk the boards and reset fasteners, inspect rails posts and hardware, apply the stain or seal coat inside the rain-free window and send the photo report.
Schedule Against the 48-Hour Rain-Free Forecast
Wash and walk visits book to fixed dates in May or June. Stain coats schedule to whatever 48-hour rain-free window the Seattle forecast offers — we hold flexible slots and call the date 72 hours out when the forecast firms. Better to slip a week than apply a coat that will peel by August.
Wash the Deck at the Right PSI for the Material
Cedar and pressure-treated boards get a low-to-medium PSI wash with deck-specific cleaner. Composite gets a much lower PSI with a manufacturer-approved cleaner — high-PSI on composite voids most warranties. The tech adjusts on the spot based on board age, material, and condition.
Walk the Boards and Reset Every Popped Fastener
Tech walks the whole deck on hands and knees, screwdrives every popped screw back into the joist, pulls and replaces corroded fasteners with stainless or coated deck screws, and handles hidden-fastener plugs (Cortex, Camo) from truck stock. Loose boards get re-secured; small splits get countersunk and stabilized.
Inspect Rails, Posts, End-Grain, and Hardware
Hand-shake test on every rail and post. Loose hardware tightens on the visit. End-grain checked at every cut end for rot; small areas get borate treatment on the spot. Joist hangers and ledger lag bolts checked for corrosion and back-out. Anything beyond visit scope is photographed and quoted at member labor rates.
Apply the Stain or Seal Coat and Send the Photo Report
If the stain coat is booked, the second visit lands inside the rain-free window — single coat of cedar-tone semi-transparent on most cedar builds, clear UV seal on composite if booked. Same-day dated photo report with before-and-after shots, the fastener count, any add-ons quoted for follow-up. Nothing beyond visit scope is touched without your sign-off.
Deck Season-Ready Package Pricing
Final pricing depends on deck square footage, material (cedar, pressure-treated, composite), height off grade, and whether a stain or seal coat is booked. Hardware replacement, board replacement, and rail rebuilds price separately. Request a free estimate for an accurate quote.
Tell us the deck size, the material, and whether you want stain. We will quote the package.
Why Seattle Homeowners Book Handis for the Deck Season-Ready Package
Deck restoration in Seattle fails the same way most years — a generic spring pressure-wash gets done at too high a PSI, the wood grain raises, the stain gets rolled on against a forecast nobody actually checked, and by August the coat is peeling along the south rail. Our deck visit was built backward from the four most common Seattle deck failures — fastener back-out from freeze-thaw, end-grain rot at the cut ends, north-side board cupping from chronic shade-moisture, and stain failure from the wrong dry window. The tech who walks your deck has done a thousand of these and knows what the season is about to do.
Estimate
Tell us the deck size in square feet, the material (cedar, pressure-treated, composite, brand if known), the height off grade, and whether you want a stain or seal coat booked in the same package. We send back a clear estimate for the visit.
Customer Reviews
Recent deck season-ready package reviews from verified Seattle-area customers.
1997 cedar deck off the back of our Wedgwood house, maybe 280 sq ft. Handis tech washed it at low PSI on the first visit, screwdriven 41 popped screws back into the joists, replaced 6 rusted ones with stainless, flagged two stair-tread ends with end-grain rot for follow-up. Came back the next week and rolled a cedar-tone stain coat in the 48-hour window the forecast called. Deck still looks fresh in September.
Composite Trex deck off our Sammamish house. Previous handyman pressure-washed it at full power last year and left fuzzy patches everywhere. Handis tech showed up with a low-PSI wand and a Trex-approved cleaner, did the whole deck without raising a single fiber, then applied a clear UV seal because the south rail was starting to bleach. Boards have not faded a shade since.
Big two-tier pressure-treated deck on our Redmond house, maybe 650 sq ft total. The full restoration package — wash, full board walk with hardware replacement budget, stain coat scheduled to a forecast window. Two visits a week apart. They replaced 12 corroded joist-hanger nails and a wobbly post top on the visit. Most thorough deck work we have ever paid for.
1962 split-level in Bellevue with a cedar deck that had not been touched in years. Tech walked the whole thing on his hands and knees, treated end-grain rot at four board ends with borate, replaced 11 screws, and recommended a fascia board for follow-up before staining. We scheduled the stain visit two weeks later. Deck went from gray-and-mossy to looking like furniture.
Smaller deck off our Capitol Hill craftsman, maybe 180 sq ft. Just the reset package, no stain — we wanted to do the stain ourselves later. Tech washed, screwed everything down, tightened the rail hardware, sent a photo report with one popped board flagged. Saved us a full weekend of just figuring out where the loose screws were before any DIY could start.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the Handis deck season-ready package — pricing, materials, stain timing, code, and what routes to a licensed contractor.