Every job below is one we do ourselves across Mobile.
We frame new decks from the footings up, sized and spaced to hold the load you actually plan to put on them, furniture, a hot tub, a crowd on the Fourth of July. Footings go below grade and get inspected before we build on top of them.
Soft boards, sinking corners, and wobbly railings usually mean something in the frame has rotted, not just the surface. We pull the decking, check the joists and ledger board underneath, and replace what's failed instead of just capping it.
Pressure-treated pine wants a fresh coat of sealer every two to three years in this climate, sooner if the deck faces full afternoon sun. We pressure wash, let it dry out fully, then stain, because sealing over damp wood traps moisture in.
Multi-level decks, built-in bench seating, a cutout around an existing tree, we draw it up before we cut any lumber. We'll tell you if a shape you like won't drain right or will fight the slope of your yard.
Composite boards don't splinter, don't need to be stained, and don't cup the way pine can after a few humid summers. It costs more upfront than pressure-treated lumber, and we're upfront about that instead of pushing it on every job.
Loose balusters, leaning posts, and railings that flex when you lean on them are usually a fastener problem or a rotted post base. We rebuild to code height and baluster spacing, not just whatever was there before.
If the frame underneath is still sound, we can pull the old decking and replace just the boards instead of rebuilding the whole structure. It's a cheaper fix than full replacement, but only if the joists pass inspection first.
Old decks get torn out board by board, and we haul off the lumber, nails, and old post footings. Some of what looks like a repair job turns out to be cheaper to demo and start over.
A lot of our deck clients end up asking about screening in part of it once the mosquitoes show up in June. We can frame a screened section onto an existing deck or build it into a new one from the start.
A deck with no shade gets used a lot less in a Mobile summer. We build pergolas and shade structures sized to the deck they sit on, not an afterthought bolted onto the corner.
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.
Towns within driving distance where we take on deck jobs.
Questions that come up once a deck project is actually underway.
Describe the problem and we will tell you what it probably is. No obligation.
