Thursday, May 1, 2008

Handyman Question: How much to clean and stain driveway and exterior walks

Hello Stewart,

Thank you for your question! You asked for an opinion of cost on a job that you are doing. Here was your question: "Clean (pressure wash) and stain (prime & stain) driveway and exterior walks. Approximately 1000 square feet"

This seems like a 7-8 hour job total depending on how many trips you need to make to the site and how many coats of stain you will be applying. The pressure washing would probably take 2-3 hours with the staining taking up the rest of the time. To allow adequate drying time before staining you may need to make two trips. At $50 per hour I would estimate the total to be between $350 and $400 dollars plus the cost of the stain.

Hope this is of some help and thanks for asking,

Bob Cheal
Ship-Shape Handyman Services
Handyman-QuickStart.com

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