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Midwest Staining Co.
Midwest Staining Co.

Midwest Staining Co.

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Introduction
I specialize in refinishing decks. Primarily using oil based penetrating stains. If you need your deck refinished or stained for the first time call me! I have over 5 years of experience staining decks. Take a look at my photos and reviews here and on Google. Thanks! What I do. Power wash and stain new decks Old or neglected decks Remove old stains Fix improperly stained decks. Paint decks that cannot be stained
Overview

Hired 22 times

Serves Des Moines, IA

Background checked

1 employee

4 years in business

Business hours

SunClosedMon8:00 am - 6:00 pm

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This pro accepts payments via Cash, Check, Credit card, and Stripe.

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80 photos

Projects and media

80 photos

Reviews

Customers rated this pro highly for professionalism, work quality, and responsiveness.

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12 reviews

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Ruth W.
Oct 2, 2024
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Steven was great!! Showed up when he said he would, took care of my deck and did a great job. Recommend him to anyone who needs deck staining. Thanks, Steven, for your dedication and hard work!!

Details: Staining • Small (1 - 150 sq ft) • Residential

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Dannielle M.
May 22, 2024
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Steven was great to work with! Thank you for your time, effort, and all you did to my deck! Looks great

Details: Staining • Sealing • Large (300 - 500 sq ft) • Residential

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Jerry B.
Jul 18, 2023
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Midwest Staining did a fabulous job with our deck, start to finish. Steven is very well versed on woods and stains and provided exactly what our deck’s do-over needed. He stripped the water based stain I had previously applied last year (which peeled horribly), sanded, used brightener, then stained. It looks wonderful. He was reasonably priced, always there when he said he would be (even though he had two other deck jobs going at the same time, working around the weather), worked diligently, and checked in with us frequently. We were more than satisfied. A great company run by a very good person. I highly recommend.

Details: Staining • Small (1 - 150 sq ft) • Residential

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Mike S.
May 4, 2023
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Steve is one of the most professional people i’ve ever worked with! He stained our deck and it turned out beautiful! He was always on time and he explained all the steps included and communicated perfectly! Do not hesitate for a second and go ahead and hire Steve. He’s your guy.

Details: Sealing • Staining • Medium (150 - 300 sq ft) • Residential

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Jason A.
Oct 10, 2022
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Working with Steven was fantastic!  This is how every job should go.   He was quickly responsive to questions, punctual - if anything changed (like the weather was too cold to start staining at 9:00am) he would let us know before his start time that there would be a delay and why, and honest with his work.  He explained what needed to be done, what prep work was required, and followed through with everything.  He provided great choices of stain for us to pick out and even allowed us to try different stains on the deck before deciding. He was not the least expensive quote we received but he provided a very fair quote. As they say, if you go cheap you get cheap work.  Steven was meticulous with his work and we could not be happier.  Our newly replaced decking boards are too green to take stain well, so he's coming back in the spring to stain them once they'll take the stain.  Most people would have slapped a coat of stain on and never cared that it wouldn't hold. We truly feel like we got a great deal, especially with the quality of work and wonderful customer service. To give you an idea of how amazing his work is we had multiple neighbors contact us (or him) for bids while he was still working on our decks! We can't wait to host friends and family on our freshly revitalized decks! If you hire Steven you will not be disappointed!

Details: Sealing • Staining • Large (300 - 500 sq ft) • Residential

Deck Staining and Sealing
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  • What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?

    I’ve been staining and restoring decks for 3 years now. I have around 200 decks under my belt ranging from water based film forming stains, solid stains to semi transparent oil based penetrating stains and sealers.

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Completed on 4/7/2022