Deck and fence staining
Fits best: a careful finisher who likes outdoor work.
Pros
- ✓Good tickets on light gear; repeats every 2–3 years
- ✓Opens on under $10K of equipment
- ✓High margin per job
- ✓No special license to start
Cons
- !Short summer season
- !Reviews and steady marketing decide who wins locally
What to expect
- Year 1
Launch in about 30 days. Learn the work, collect reviews and build toward 7 jobs a month by month 12.
- Year 2
Reach steady volume, around 14 jobs a month in season. Add pressure and soft washing for the same customers and plan your first hire.
- Year 3
Step from operator to owner. Fold into exterior painting to fill the calendar.
A typical path, not a promise. Your Owner Assessment and 3-year playbook set your actual plan.
Sell more to the same customers
Growth path
Fold into exterior painting to fill the calendar.
The details
- Vehicle
- Truck or van
- Repeat customers
- Medium
- Licensing
- Low
- Season
- May–Sep
- Runs on
- ProTrak RemodelTrak
Restain every 2–3 years; pairs with pressure washing.
*Monthly sales and run rate are illustrative industry benchmarks for one owner-operated crew at steady volume: price per job × typical jobs a month (14), times 5 active months. They are revenue, not profit, and are not projections, promises or EntrepX member results. Basis: EntrepX working estimate.