Wash, Stain and Finish a deck. DIY or Hire someone?

We just got an estimate and it came in at $700, I estimate costs to be around $400...





Anyone have some opinions on this?Wash, Stain and Finish a deck. DIY or Hire someone?
you can do this yourself easily. you do not need a really strong pressure washer because you don't want to damage the wood. a good, low cost electric pressure washer will get the wood clean, and it's nice to have one around for general outdoor cleaning and maintenance. unless you just hate the natural color of the deck or it's already stained, you can just put a weatherproof sealer on it.Wash, Stain and Finish a deck. DIY or Hire someone?
so easy





you can't screw it up, do it your self save the money. Powerwash, and buy a stain with the sealer already in it. Shouldn't be that much i did a 450 sqft deck for around $150 for the brushes and stain. Borrow a powerwasher from somebody if you don't have one.
If you have to rent power washer $100 per day,deck wash $30,stain $25-$30 per gallon,tools for stain application $40 %26amp; wait one day to dry then stain.For about $200 you can DIY.Enjoy your deck %26amp; extra cash in your pocket!!!!! P.S. stain covers about 300 to 400 sqft.
Easy to do, just time consuming. If you enjoy handy man work, then do it yourself.





If you get tired or bored, you can always call in a handy man to finish.
size deck? you need a power washer to clean the deck assuming its wood. the price sounds reasonable for a large deck of 200 sq. ft. or larger.
That sounds like a fair price.





If you like doing this yourself have fun.





If not, take the bid and spend your day doing something else.





Best of luck.