Every job below is one we do ourselves across Davenport.
New decks start below grade, not at the boards. We set footings past the point where sandy soil moves, frame with pressure-treated pine at 16 inches on center, and flash the ledger board where it meets the house so water never gets behind it.
Some lots need a deck that steps down around a pool or wraps a corner of the house instead of a straight rectangle. We draw the layout first, work out stair location and railing runs, and price it before anything gets built.
Soft spots, bouncy joists, a railing that shifts when you grab it, we see all of it. Most of the time the frame is fine and it's one rotted board or a ledger connection pulling loose, so we fix what's actually broken instead of tearing off the whole deck.
Florida sun breaks down wood fast, and an unsealed deck can go gray and start splintering inside two years. We pressure wash first, let the boards dry out fully, then apply a semi-transparent or solid stain depending on how much of the grain you want to keep showing.
Composite boards don't need yearly staining, but they still sit on a wood frame built to the same span and joist spacing rules as any other deck. We install with hidden fastener systems so there are no visible screw heads across the surface.
Florida code calls for railings at least 36 inches high with no gap wide enough to pass a 4 inch sphere through. We build and repair railings in wood, aluminum, and cable, and check the post connections, since that's usually where an old railing has actually failed.
When only a few boards have cupped or rotted, there's no reason to replace the whole deck. We pull the bad boards, check the joists underneath for damage, and match the new boards as close as we can to the weathered color of the rest.
If the frame is still solid, we can strip the old decking off and put down new boards without rebuilding the substructure. This is usually the case when the joists are fine but the top boards have taken twenty years of sun.
A deck without a screen in Central Florida turns into a mosquito problem by evening. We frame and screen in decks and porches, tie the roof line into the existing structure, and build the screen doors to actually latch instead of just flapping shut.
A pergola or solid cover cuts down how much direct sun hits the deck boards, which slows down fading and cracking. We build them attached to the house or freestanding, sized to the rafter span so they hold up under wind.
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 work covers Davenport and the towns around it.
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.
