Every job below is one we do ourselves across Mableton.
We build new decks from the footings up, framed for the load you'll actually put on them, furniture, a hot tub, or a crowd on the Fourth of July. Footings go below grade on undisturbed soil, not poured on top of loose fill, because Georgia clay shifts more than people expect.
Multi-level decks, built-in benches, and layouts that work around an existing tree or a slope in the yard. We draw it out and price the lumber and hardware before anyone picks up a saw.
Soft or spongy boards, a railing that wobbles, joists that have started to sag, we fix the specific problem instead of talking you into a rebuild you don't need. Sometimes it's one bad joist and a handful of screws, not the whole deck.
Pressure-treated pine and cedar both need a fresh coat every two to three years or the wood grays out, cracks, and starts soaking up water at the end grain. We pressure wash first, let the boards dry fully, then stain, because sealing over damp wood traps moisture underneath.
Composite boards like Trex or TimberTech don't need staining and won't splinter, but they still need proper joist spacing underneath or they'll flex more than solid wood. We install with hidden fasteners so you don't see a single screw head on the surface.
When the framing underneath is too far gone to save, patching it stops making sense. We tear out down to the ledger, check what's salvageable, and rebuild the structure to current code, not whatever code was in place when the old one went up.
A wobbly railing is almost always a loose post connection, not a cosmetic problem, and it's the one thing on a deck that actually keeps someone from falling. We rebuild to the 36-inch height and baluster spacing the code requires, whether you want wood, cable, or composite rail.
If the frame is solid but the boards are shot, we can strip the old decking and lay new boards over the existing joists. It costs less than a full rebuild and gets you a deck that looks new without touching what's underneath.
Once a deck's built, some people want shade or a screen to keep the bugs out during a Georgia summer. We frame pergolas and screened structures off an existing deck or as part of a new build.
Old deck coming down and you don't want the lumber sitting in your yard for a month, we tear it out and haul it off. This is usually the first step before a rebuild, but we'll do it as a standalone job too.
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 towns where we regularly pull permits and pour footings.
Questions that come up once a deck project actually gets underway.
Describe the problem and we will tell you what it probably is. No obligation.
