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Deck Staining

A deck gone gray,

— sealed & stained rich again.

Faded boards, splinters, color washed out by the sun? A vetted local pro — often a neighbor handy with a brush — preps and stains it back to a rich, even color that sheds water, for an offer you set. You pick them by name, rating, and reviews.

🪵 boards sealed & protected 💵 100% of your offer to your pro 🎨 color rich & even
Why deck staining is better here

Three things a deck refinisher won’t do

Gopher isn’t a refinishing company with a minimum charge. It’s a local marketplace built on three simple rules.

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Hassle free & haggle free

Make an offer up front or ask for instant bids. Either way you’ll experience the easiest way to find great workers ever — a small landing or a wraparound deck.

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Paid directly

Your pro is paid directly and keeps 100% of your offer — 0% commission. The stain and sealer are bought at cost, the real price, never padded.

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Booked to done

A pro you pick by name and rating handles it start to finish — boards prepped, every plank coated even, sealed against sun and rain. Cleaned up after, color rich.

What changes for you

Staining with Gopher vs. a refinishing crew

Same tired boards, very different deal. Here’s what shifts when a neighbor handles it instead of a crew with a minimum charge.

What changes
Deck Refinishers & DIY
The Gopher Way
💵What you pay
×A refinisher’s minimum charge and a padded quote — whether it’s a small landing or a big deck.
You name the offer and your pro keeps 100% of it. A few boards or a full wraparound.
🧑‍🔧Who does the work
×A rotating crew you never met — or you on your knees with a brush all weekend.
A vetted local pro you pick by name, rating & reviews preps and coats it right. You just pick the color.
🎨What gets done
×A one-shade-fits-all package whether your deck needs a coat or a full prep first.
Exactly what you ask for: clean, prep, stain and seal — the color and finish you chose.
🪵The result
×A rushed coat that goes on blotchy and peels by the next season.
Every board coated even and rich — sealed against sun and rain, no lap marks, no peeling.
💲Stain & sealer
×Materials marked up and folded into a bill you can’t itemize.
Stain and sealer at cost — the real price of what you picked, never padded on top.
🔁One job or standing
×A standing contract you re-sign just to keep the deck from going gray.
A one-time refinish, or a standing slot — rebook the same pro every couple seasons to keep it rich.
No surprises

What you actually pay

Everything’s on the table before you confirm. Materials like stain and sealer stay at cost:

🪵Stain & sealer, at costThe real price of the stain you pick — bought for the job, never padded
at cost
👷Your offer to your proYou set this. They keep 100% of it.
you decide
📱A small Gopher feeThe only thing Gopher keeps to run the app
a few $
New to your area? We recommend securing your Gopher first, then booking the work. Gopher isn’t a fulfillment service, so if there aren’t many workers near you just yet, we won’t leave you hanging — and rest assured, we’ll be there soon.
How it works

From weathered to rich again

1

Show the deck & pick a color

Walk your pro around the boards and choose the stain shade you want.

2

Name your offer

Set what you’ll pay your pro for the job, like setting a fair wage.

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A local pro takes it

Nearby pros are alerted instantly. Pick yours by rating, or take first available.

4

Prepped, stained & sealed

They clean and prep the boards, brush on an even coat, and seal it — left to cure, color rich.

Deck looking weathered? Gopher it.

Get the boards prepped, stained, and sealed in a rich, even color — for an offer you set, by a neighbor you picked, protected against sun and rain.

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