Every job below is one we do ourselves across North Las Vegas.
We frame new decks with pressure-treated joists set on footings poured below grade, sized for whatever furniture or hot tub load you're planning for. Ledger boards get flashed and lag-bolted into the rim joist, not just nailed, so the deck doesn't pull away from the house in year three.
Sagging joists, popped fasteners and rot around the ledger board are the calls we get most. We replace what's actually failed instead of just resurfacing over a bad frame, because a new deck board over a soft joist just fails again.
Nevada sun breaks down a clear coat in about a year, so we use UV-rated stains and sealants meant for high-desert exposure. We sand and re-coat, not just spray over old finish that's already peeling.
We'll draw up multi-level layouts, built-in benches, stairs and shade structures before anything gets cut, so you know what it looks like and what it costs. Change your mind on railing style or board direction now, not after the frame's up.
Composite doesn't rot, splinter or need re-staining, which matters when it's over 100 degrees for four months straight. It expands more than wood does in the heat, so we leave the gap spacing manufacturers actually spec for our climate.
Loose posts, cracked balusters and railings that have drifted below code height get fixed or replaced. We re-anchor posts into the frame with structural screws, not just toe-nails.
If your frame's solid but the boards are cupped, gray or splintering, we pull the decking and leave the structure alone. It's faster and cheaper than a full rebuild when the framing underneath still has life left in it.
A deck that faces west gets brutal by 4pm in July, so a lot of our deck jobs turn into a pergola or shade sail install too. We build them to tie into the existing deck frame instead of standing alone in the yard.
Old decks with rotted framing sometimes aren't worth saving, and we'll tell you that instead of patching around a bad frame. We tear out and haul off the old structure so you're starting clean.
Sloped yards and walkout basements usually call for a deck with more than one level, tied together with stairs. Framing has to account for different footing depths at each level, which is where a lot of DIY builds go wrong.
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 communities we're regularly out working in.
Questions that come up once a project's actually underway.
Describe the problem and we will tell you what it probably is. No obligation.
