Every job below is one we do ourselves across Shoreline.
We frame new decks from the footings up, sizing beams and joists to span and load, not just to whatever lumber was on the truck. Ledger boards get flashed properly where they meet the house, because that's the spot most decks start rotting from.
Soft spots, bouncy sections and rails that move usually trace back to a rotted joist or a ledger board pulling away from the house. We open up the deck, replace what's failed and check the rest of the frame while we're in there.
Cedar and pressure-treated pine both require a fresh coat of stain every two to three years out here, sooner if the deck gets full sun and driving rain. We pressure wash, let the wood dry out fully, then apply stain and sealant so water sheds instead of soaking in.
Multi-level decks, built-in bench seating, angled stair runs, whatever the yard actually calls for instead of a square box off the back door. We draw it out and walk through the layout with you before any lumber gets cut.
Sometimes the footings are still good and only the framing and decking need to go, sometimes the whole thing has to come out. We tear out down to whatever's still sound and rebuild from there, upgrading railing and hardware to current code along the way.
Trex, TimberTech and similar boards cost more up front but skip the restaining and the rot that pressure-treated pine deals with. We still frame the substructure in real lumber and space the boards for drainage the way any deck should be built.
Baluster spacing has to stay under four inches and top rails have to hold a couple hundred pounds of lateral load, code isn't optional here. We install wood, cable and glass rail systems and make sure posts are bolted into the frame, not just screwed to the fascia.
This is the part nobody sees once the boards go down, and it's the part that decides whether the deck is still solid in ten years. We check beam sizing, joist hangers, post footings and ledger attachment, and fix whatever's undersized or rotted before it becomes a bigger problem.
If the frame underneath is still sound, you don't need a full rebuild just because a few boards cupped or split. We pull the bad boards, match the material as close as we can, and replace them without disturbing the rest of the deck.
A lot of decks around here need some kind of cover just to get used more than three months a year. We build pergolas and solid roof structures over existing or new decks, tied into the framing so the extra weight and wind load are actually accounted for.
Four steps, and no surprises in any of them.
You tell us what you want doing, we look at what is actually there, and we ask the awkward questions early.
In writing, itemised, free. If something might add cost later we flag it now rather than at the end.
Same crew throughout. We cover your floors, keep the dust down and tidy up before we leave each day.
You point out anything you are not happy with and we fix it before the invoice, not after.
Deck work available throughout the greater Shoreline area.
Questions that come up once a deck project is underway.
Describe the problem and we will tell you what it probably is. No obligation.
