Every job below is one we do ourselves across Foley.
We'll walk your yard and talk through how you actually want to use the space before anything gets drawn up, whether that's room for a grill station, a hot tub, or stairs down to the pool. Layouts account for sun exposure, drainage, and how the deck ties into existing doors and windows.
New decks go in on concrete footings poured below the frost line, with joists sized and spaced for the span and the decking you've picked. We can build in pressure-treated pine, cedar, or composite, and we'll tell you honestly which one makes sense for your budget.
Soft spots, bouncy framing, loose railings, and posts that have started to lean all get fixed at the source, not just patched on top. We check the ledger board connection and the footings first, since that's usually where a deck actually starts to fail.
We pressure wash, let the wood dry out fully, then stain and seal it so water stops soaking into the grain. Down here with the humidity, we usually recommend restaining pressure-treated wood every two to three years to keep it from greying and cracking.
Composite boards don't require restaining and hold up better against the sun and salt air than wood does. We install with hidden fastener systems so you get a clean surface with no visible screw heads.
Loose rail posts, missing balusters, and cap rails that have pulled away from the posts, we rebuild to meet code, which calls for balusters spaced so a 4-inch sphere can't pass through.
If the framing underneath is still sound, we can pull the old decking and put down new boards without rebuilding the whole structure. This usually costs less than a full tear-off and gets you a deck that looks new in a day or two.
We build screened porches onto an existing deck or as a standalone structure, framed to carry the extra roof load a deck wasn't built for. Keeps the bugs out and gives you a shaded spot to sit through the summer.
A pergola or solid cover over part of the deck cuts down on direct sun and gives the wood some relief from constant UV exposure. We size the posts and beams to whatever you're covering it with, from open lattice to a solid metal roof.
Old decks get torn out and hauled off, including the footings if you want the yard cleared for something else. Sometimes this is cheaper than trying to repair a structure that's rotted through in multiple spots.
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 installation and repair across these Baldwin County 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.
