Fence & Deck Staining in Madison County, IL
Madison County covers a lot of ground and a lot of housing eras. Edwardsville and Glen Carbon lean newer, while Alton and Godfrey run to older homes on the Mississippi bluffs with porches and railings that predate anyone's memory of the last time they were properly finished. Bluff properties catch wind off the river year-round, which strips a finish faster than most people expect. We size the preparation to the age of the wood, and on this side of the river that often means a great deal of it.
Communities we serve in Madison County
42 in total · county population approximately 261,112
- Alhambra
- Alton
- Bethalto
- Chouteau
- Collinsville
- Cottage Hills
- Dorsey
- Eagle Park
- East Alton
- Edwardsville
- Fairmont City
- Glen Carbon
- Godfrey
- Granite City
- Grantfork
- Hamel
- Hartford
- Highland
- Holiday Shores
- Kaufman
- Livingston
- Lumaghi Heights
- Madison
- Marine
- Maryville
- Meadowbrook
- Mitchell
- Moro
- Nameoki
- New Douglas
- Pierron
- Pontoon Beach
- Prairietown
- Rosewood Heights
- Roxana
- South Roxana
- St. Jacob
- Troy
- Venice
- Williamson
- Wood River
- Worden
What we do in Madison County
Fence Staining · Deck Staining
Madison County — common questions
My house in Alton is old. Is the wood too far gone to refinish?
Often not, though it needs assessing rather than assuming. Properties in Alton and Godfrey frequently have porches and railings that have not been finished in a very long time — weathered and gray, but structurally sound underneath. Weathered is not the same as rotten. We check, and we will say plainly if something needs replacing instead.
Why does my river-facing railing wear out faster than the rest of the house?
Wind off the Mississippi. Bluff properties take sustained air movement carrying moisture and grit, which abrades a finish in a way still air never does. The river-facing elevation will nearly always need attention before the sheltered sides, and planning a partial refresh for that side beats waiting for the whole structure to catch up.
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