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Family owned in Paulding County · Serving Paulding, Cobb, Douglas, Carroll, Polk & Haralson
Mon–Fri 8–6 · Sat 10–3 Call or text [phone]
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Fence staining, deck staining, and sealing across Paulding, Cobb, Douglas, Carroll, Polk, and Haralson Counties.
Before this company had a name, I was a kid on my dad’s fencing crew with a sprayer and a bucket of stain. Fence staining was the first work I ever did on my own, filling in for his business, and it’s what led to painting, and then to everything else we do now. So there’s a soft spot for it around here.
There’s also a practical reason we still do a lot of it. Wood in Georgia takes a beating. Sun bakes it, humidity swells it, rain soaks it, and mildew grows on it. An unstained fence or deck goes gray in a year, starts splintering in three, and is rotting at the posts in seven or eight. A stained and sealed one looks good for a decade and lasts a lot longer than that. Staining is the cheapest thing you can do to protect the most expensive wood on your property.
Pine, cedar, and pressure-treated fences of any height and length.
Deck boards, railings, stairs, and pergolas.
Floors, rails, and posts.
Long runs on larger properties.
Anything wood that lives outside.
If we built it, we’ll come back and stain it once the wood has dried out. If somebody else built it, we’ll stain that too. See Fencing →
We’ll bring color samples and put a few on your actual fence so you can see how each one looks on your wood. Stain on a chart and stain on weathered pine are two different things.
Let the wood grain show through with a tint of color. They soak into the wood rather than sitting on top, so they don’t peel. This is our go-to for cedar and newer wood that still looks good.
More color, less grain. Good for wood that’s a few years old and a little uneven.
Look like paint but soak in like stain. They hide gray, weathered wood completely and give you a uniform color. Best for older fences and decks that have seen better days.
No color, just water protection. Great for new cedar you want to keep natural-looking.
We walk the fence or deck first, checking for loose boards, popped nails, and rot. Stain won’t fix a broken board, so we flag anything that needs attention before we start.
Pressure washing to strip off dirt, mildew, and gray, dead wood fibers. On new wood, a lighter wash to remove mill glaze so the stain can soak in. We use a wood cleaner or brightener where needed so the color comes out even.
Wood needs to be dry before stain goes on, usually 48 hours after washing depending on weather. We build that into the schedule instead of rushing it, because stain applied to wet wood doesn’t cure right and doesn’t last.
Plants, siding, concrete, and anything else nearby get covered.
Sprayed and back-brushed so the stain gets worked into the grain instead of just sitting on the surface. Two coats where the product calls for it. Edges, ends, and post tops get extra attention because that’s where water gets in.
Drop cloths up, overspray checked, yard left clean.
Every staining job gets walked before, during, and after. The crew leader and project manager check the prep before stain goes on, check coverage as we go, and walk the finished job looking for missed spots, drips, and uneven color before we call you out. Then you walk it with us. It’s a simple job to do fast and badly. We don’t.
New pressure-treated wood needs to dry out for several weeks to a few months before it’ll take stain. New cedar can be stained sooner. Existing fences and decks should be re-stained every two to four years depending on sun exposure and the product used. Spring and fall are the best seasons for it around here, but we work through most of the year when the weather cooperates.
Staining is priced by the square foot or linear foot, and it depends on the condition of the wood, the product, and how much cleaning it needs. We’ll come out, look at it, and give you a written estimate that lists cleaning, prep, product, and application. We’re rarely the cheapest and rarely the highest. We’re the one that washes and dries the wood first.
We offer financing on qualifying projects, especially when staining is part of a bigger fence or deck job. Ask when you call.
Ramsey Contracting is based in Dallas, GA. We stain fences and decks throughout Paulding County and across Cobb, Douglas, Carroll, Polk, and Haralson Counties, including Hiram, Powder Springs, Douglasville, Carrollton, Villa Rica, Rockmart, Cedartown, and Bremen. We’ve done staining work in Newnan and Fayetteville as well.
Dallas, Hiram
Powder Springs, Austell, Marietta
Douglasville, Lithia Springs
Carrollton, Villa Rica, Temple
Rockmart, Cedartown
Bremen, Tallapoosa, Buchanan
Call or text [phone] or send us a message. We’ll come look at the wood, put some samples on it, and give you a real number.
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Hours: Monday–Friday 8am–6pm · Saturday 10am–3pm
Projects start at $1,000. We don’t stain single sections or do small touch-ups as standalone jobs.
