SEAL A DECK

Seal-A-Deck is a Peabody-based deck specialist — cleaning, staining, sealing, and repairing decks, plus fence restoration and teak furniture refinishing — founded and led by Michael Kaloutas, serving the greater Boston area including the North Shore, South Shore, MetroWest, and Cape Cod. Deck restoration is the clear specialty, and the reviews describe it working on genuinely old and difficult wood. A 2025 review describes the original wood on a 120-year-old porch treated and restored, with the crew trusted for its expertise. A 2023 review describes a partially built, not-to-code deck left behind by another contractor entirely removed, permitted, and rebuilt correctly. Recent reviews from spring 2026 describe decks over 20 years old brought back to like-new condition, with clear communication from project manager Nicole throughout. Several reviewers describe using the company annually or over multiple years for ongoing deck upkeep, and a handful of reviews mention house painting alongside deck staining. A notable pattern across the years is how the company handles complaints when they come up. A 2025 review describes loose boards left unsecured after a job — the crew was back to fix them the next day. A 2023 review describes a similar turnaround: after a customer raised a concern, the crew came out and addressed it without hesitation. Not every complaint gets resolved that cleanly, though. A 2024 review — echoed by a matching Angi review of the same $3,000 job — describes several areas missed, hand railings left rough where a pressure washer damaged the wood, a promised final walk-through that never happened, and no response to follow-up emails from the owner. A 2022 review describes paying a premium price for the company's expertise and ultimately being disappointed. Two much older reviews, from 2014 and 2015, describe a pricing dispute over a surcharge and a deck that developed mold again within six months of the work. Recent activity is strong — seven reviews in the past six months, none negative — and across 98 reviews from 2014 through 2026 the pattern is overwhelmingly positive, with the company generally quick to make things right when something goes wrong. For deck restoration work, especially on an older or unusual deck, the years of specific praise make a strong case, though it's worth confirming the scope of work and a walk-through plan in writing given the scattered complaints.