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Anchors Away Contracting LLC
5.0(
15
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Serving Horseheads, NY and surrounding areas

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Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2023

Free estimates

Customers say: True professional

"Replaced deck railings and steps. Really great job!"
Frame
Stringers
Decking
Finished dock
Forms set

+21

Response time7 hrs
11 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by46%of homeowners
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Handy Home Repair Men
4.4(
9
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Serving Horseheads, NY and surrounding areas

In business since 2019

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

"Highly professional. Removed a hospital bed and found it a good home at the VA, assembled a platform bed, assembled and hung a bathroom shelf and hung a picture, assembled utility shelf and 2 scratching posts, fixed a sliding door, and hauled heavy trash outside. Nice guy. Highly recommend."
New porch steps and porch
Porch and steps and rebuilt porch sunstructure
Response time2 days
Response rate93%
Recommended by88%of homeowners
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Blaze Brockway Contracting
4.3(
10
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Serving Horseheads, NY and surrounding areas

In business since 1999

Free estimates

"Blaze Brockway Contracting — To Blaze & his talented team — Thank you for your amazing work!!! What a project you undertook. We started out with some updates — screened porch & siding. Inspecting our home, you quickly discovered severe structural issues. Previous contractors never followed the standard codes for construction. My home was at risk - I had rotting footers , an add-on room that was rotted & falling down, a metal roof that was wet under the metal & hid mold issues, a deck that was not installed according to state standards and was shifting with our NY weather conditions, & sadly so much more . Blaze worked with us & our budget to resolve these issues. He made helpful suggestions on issues that needed to be addressed immediately. Blaze & the team stuck with us for 6 weeks of repairs, never leaving our site for other jobs. The team tore down the existing roof & built a beautiful new roof; they tore down & rebuil"
Response time3 days
25 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by87%of homeowners
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FAQs for wood stairs and railings repair projects in Horseheads, NY

Hiring a pro to refinish wooden stairs means labor makes up 20% to 30% of your total budget. That price covers sanding, staining, and sealing each step. In most cases, a certified refinisher can tackle a 10-step staircase in about two hours, then apply stain and sealant for a durable, eye-catching finish that stands up to daily traffic.

A pro can sand a standard 10-step staircase in roughly two hours, then needs another four to six hours for each coat of stain and sealant to dry. DIYers should budget up to a week for sanding, staining, and sealing in stages. With a crew on site, the bulk of the work is completed in a single day, minimizing disruptions while still achieving a high-quality finish.

It’s possible to refinish stairs without full-scale sanding by using chemical strippers, power buffers, or simply layering a fresh finish over the existing coat. Chemical strippers break down old stains and sealants, while buffers quickly shave off surface material. Even so, a quick hand-sand with fine-grit paper helps the new finish bond properly and look smooth. As always, suit up in protective gear and follow product directions to keep your wood—and yourself—safe.

For most stair projects, you’ll want two sandpaper grits. Begin with 80- to 120-grit to strip the old finish and even out rough spots, then move to 150- to 220-grit for a smooth, ready-for-stain surface. A power sander speeds up the coarse pass, but switches to hand sanding with the fine grit in corners and along edges to keep abrasion even and give stain or sealer something to grab onto.

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