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Some of the decks we've built and fixed around the Valley.
Every job below is one we do ourselves across Mesa.
We build new decks from the footings up, sized and framed to the load and span your design calls for. Posts go on poured concrete footings set below grade, not surface brackets, so the structure doesn't shift as the soil moves. We frame with pressure-treated joists at 16 inches on center unless the design calls for tighter spacing.
Soft spots, bouncy boards and rails that wiggle usually trace back to a rotted joist, a ledger board that's pulled loose, or fasteners that have backed out over time. We replace what's failed instead of just screwing the surface back down, because a cupping board is often telling you something underneath it is wet.
Arizona sun bleaches and dries out wood fast, and a cheap stain job can look chalky within a year. We strip or clean the old finish first, let the wood dry fully, then apply a stain and sealer rated for UV exposure, not just a hardware-store gallon can.
Some decks need to wrap around a pool, carry a hot tub, or step down a slope, and that changes the footings, joist spacing and railing layout before a single board goes down. We work out the load and the layout with you up front, so the design matches how you actually plan to use the space.
Composite boards don't rot, splinter or require restaining every couple of years, which matters if you don't want to be out there with a sander every spring. We install with hidden fastener clips so there's no screw heads on the surface, and we leave the gap the manufacturer specs for thermal expansion, since composite moves more than wood does in our heat.
Guardrail height, baluster spacing and post connections are all called out in code, and we build to those numbers, not to what looks close enough. We run structural screws through the post rather than face-nailing, so the rail doesn't loosen up after the first monsoon season.
If the frame underneath is still solid but the decking on top has cupped, split or gone gray past saving, we'll pull the old boards and resurface without rebuilding the whole structure. It's faster and costs a lot less than a full rebuild, as long as the joists check out underneath.
Bare decking in full Arizona sun gets too hot to use most of the year, so we build pergolas and shade structures sized to the deck footprint. We tie the posts into the deck framing itself instead of just anchoring to the surface boards, so wind load goes where the structure can actually handle it.
Sometimes the cheapest path forward is tearing out what's there and starting clean, especially if the frame's rotted through or was never built to code. We haul off the old lumber and sweep the yard for screws and nails before we leave, whether or not we're the ones rebuilding it.
If you're buying a house with an existing deck, or you just don't trust the one you've got, we'll check the footings, ledger connection, joist condition and railing before you find out the hard way. You get a straight answer on what's fine, what needs attention soon, and what shouldn't be stood on until it's fixed.
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.
Some of the decks we've built and fixed around the Valley.
We build and repair decks throughout the East Valley.
Questions that come up once a deck project is underway.
Describe the problem and we will tell you what it probably is. No obligation.