Every job below is one we do ourselves across Bradenton.
We build new decks from the footings up, sized and framed for Florida wind loads. Pressure-treated pine, cedar and composite are all options, and we'll walk you through what each one costs over time, not just at closing.
Soft boards, sagging joists, and posts that have shifted in sandy soil, we deal with all of it. We pull back to solid wood before we patch anything, because covering rot with a new board just hides the problem for a year.
Florida sun turns unsealed pine gray and brittle in under two years. We pressure wash, let the wood dry out fully, then stain and seal so it holds up through the next rainy season instead of cracking.
Composite boards don't need annual staining and they don't splinter, which matters if you've got kids or bare feet on that deck all summer. We still frame it the same as we would for wood, sometimes with tighter joist spacing depending on the brand's span rating.
Multi-level decks, built-in benches, stairs down to a pool, we lay it out around how you actually use the space. Some homeowners want a simple 12x16 platform off the back door, others want something closer to an outdoor room.
A railing that wobbles is usually a post that's split or a bolt that's backed out, not always a full rebuild. Florida code wants railings at 36 inches with no gap wider than 4 inches, and we'll bring an older deck up to that while we're at it.
Sometimes the frame's still solid and it's just a handful of boards that cupped or split. We match the board profile and stagger the new ones in so it doesn't look like a patch job from the yard.
The ledger board bolted to your house is the part that fails quietest, usually from water getting behind it. We re-flash it properly and check the rim joist for rot before reattaching anything, since that connection holds the whole deck to the house.
A pergola or shade structure over an existing deck cuts down on how much direct sun the boards take, which slows fading and cracking. We can build it as part of a new deck or add it onto one that's already there.
Mildew and algae build up fast on Gulf Coast decks, especially anything shaded or close to sprinklers. A yearly pressure wash at the right PSI keeps the surface from getting slick and buys a few more years before you need to reseal.
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 following communities.
Questions that come up once a deck project is underway.
Describe the problem and we will tell you what it probably is. No obligation.
