Every job below is one we do ourselves across El Paso.
We dig footings below El Paso's caliche layer so the deck doesn't heave when the soil shifts. Joists get spaced and sized to the actual span, not guessed at, and the ledger board is flashed before the first board goes down.
Soft spots, bouncy joists and rusted hardware usually mean the frame underneath has taken on water. We pull the bad boards, check the joists and hangers behind them, and only replace what's actually failed.
El Paso sun dries out wood fast and UV breaks down old finish within a couple of summers. We strip and sand back to bare grain before applying a penetrating stain that soaks in instead of sitting on top and peeling.
We lay out multi-level decks, built-in benches and stairs to grade around how you actually use the yard. Everything gets drawn out and priced before we cut lumber, so there's no guessing at the finished layout.
Baluster spacing has to stay under 4 inches to pass code, and the top rail has to take real weight, not just look sturdy. We install wood, cable and powder-coated aluminum rail, anchored into the frame, not just the decking.
Composite boards get hidden fastener clips and a gap left between boards for heat expansion, since El Paso summers will buckle anything installed tight. No staining or sealing afterward, which is the point for most people switching over from wood.
Sometimes it's a handful of warped or cracked boards, not the whole deck. We pull and replace individual boards, matching the color and profile as close as we can if the rest has already weathered.
A deck that flexes when you walk across it usually has an undersized beam or a post base that's rusted through. We sister joists, swap out rotted posts and reset footings that have settled unevenly.
A pergola or shade cover attaches into the existing deck framing, not just screwed to the decking boards. We size the rafters for real shade and, if you want it, add louvers or shade cloth for the afternoon sun.
We tear out an old deck down to the footings, check whether those footings are still good to build on, and haul off every scrap of lumber and old fastener. That's usually the first step before a rebuild, not a separate job.
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 covers El Paso and these nearby communities.
Questions that come up once a deck project is actually underway.
Describe the problem and we will tell you what it probably is. No obligation.
