Every job below is one we do ourselves across Turlock.
We frame new decks with sized joists, proper beam spans, and footings set below where the clay soil in this valley moves with the seasons. You get a choice of pressure-treated pine, cedar, redwood, or composite boards, and we lay out the joist spacing to match whatever decking goes on top.
A soft spot underfoot, a stair that's started to bounce, or a rail that moves when you grab it, all of that gets fixed at the source instead of patched over. We pull the boards, check the joist and ledger underneath, and only replace what's actually failed.
Central Valley sun bakes the oil out of wood decking fast, and an unsealed board starts to gray and split within a couple of summers. We power wash, let the wood dry down properly, then apply a stain and sealer rated for UV, not just a clear coat that peels in a year.
Multi-level decks, built-in bench seating, stairs that land where you actually want them, we draw it out before we cut a single board. If you need a permit set with structural details for the building department, we put that together too.
Composite boards don't rot and don't need staining, but they still need the frame underneath sized right and hidden fastener systems installed correctly so the boards don't buckle in the heat. We install Trex, TimberTech, and a few other lines, and we leave the gap spacing composite manufacturers actually call for.
A wobbly post is almost always a loose lag bolt or a rotted post base, not something that needs a whole new railing. We reset posts, replace rotted balusters, and check that spacing meets the 4-inch code gap so nothing slips through.
Some decks just need the top replaced, the frame underneath is still solid. We pull the old boards, check the joists while they're exposed, and lay new decking with the right gap between boards for drainage and seasonal movement.
Old deck coming down before a new one goes up, or just coming down. We tear it out, haul off the lumber and old concrete piers, and grade the dirt so the new footings go in clean.
A pergola or a solid cover over part of the deck cuts down on the July heat enough to actually use the space in the afternoon. We tie the posts into the existing deck framing or set new footings, depending on what the current frame can carry.
This is the ledger board, the joists, and the footings, the parts nobody sees until something sags. We re-flash ledger connections that were never flashed to begin with, sister rotted joists, and replace hangers that have corroded from sitting against treated lumber.
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 is scheduled across these Central Valley towns.
Questions that come up once a project is underway.
Describe the problem and we will tell you what it probably is. No obligation.
