Every job below is one we do ourselves across Madera.
We build new decks in cedar, redwood, or composite, framed with pressure-treated joists sized to your span and load. Footings go below grade and get sized for the soil, not just poured to a standard depth because that's easier.
Soft boards, sagging joists, and posts that have shifted off their footings all get fixed at the source, not just patched at the surface. If the ledger board's rotted where it meets the house, that gets replaced and reflashed before anything else.
Valley sun bakes exposed wood fast, and an unsealed deck can gray and crack within a couple of summers. We strip, sand, and reseal with a stain rated for UV, and we'll tell you honestly if a board needs replacing instead of just coating over it.
Composite boards don't need restaining and hold up better against sun and sprinkler overspray than most wood species. We still frame it the same as a wood deck underneath, since the boards aren't what fails first.
Multi-level decks, built-in bench seating, and layouts that work around an existing patio slab instead of ignoring it. We'll sketch it out and price it before any lumber gets ordered.
Loose balusters and rails that flex when you lean on them usually mean the post attachment has failed, not just the railing itself. We rebuild to current code, 36 inches minimum for residential, 4-inch max baluster spacing.
If the frame underneath is still sound, we can pull worn decking and replace it with new boards without rebuilding the whole structure. This is usually cheaper than a full tear-off if the joists check out.
Old decks that are too far gone get torn out and hauled off, including any footings you want removed if you're changing the layout. We check for buried electrical or irrigation lines before we start digging.
Most deck rot starts where the ledger board meets the house, so we flash that connection with metal flashing and a water-resistant barrier, not just caulk. This is the single biggest thing that determines whether a deck lasts or rots from the inside.
A pergola or shade cover built over an existing or new deck to cut down on direct sun during the hottest part of the day. Framed to tie into the deck structure, not just anchored to the surface boards.
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.
These are the areas where we're regularly out building and repairing decks.
Questions that usually come up once a project's underway.
Describe the problem and we will tell you what it probably is. No obligation.
