Deck & Porch Construction in Aurora

Aurora deck work that protects the house it is attached to

The ledger is the board that bolts a deck to your house, and it is where most deck failures and a lot of wall rot begin. When water gets behind a ledger that was never flashed, it rots the ledger and the rim of the house at the same time, and a ledger held on with nails can let go under load. On a new deck, we take the siding off where the ledger goes, install flashing behind and over it, and bolt it into the house framing. On an existing deck, we check the ledger first and fix it before we resurface, rebuild stairs or add railings.

We cover Aurora across Kane, DuPage, Will and Kendall counties, coming in on I-88, Route 59, Eola Road and Orchard Road. If your Aurora deck sits on the side of the house above a finished basement, a failed ledger often shows up indoors first, as a water stain on the basement ceiling or a damp rim joist near the patio door. We look from inside and outside during the estimate when we can. We also check the step down from the door to the deck surface, because a deck set too high lets snowmelt and rain run back under the door.

What Aurora deck and porch work includes

How an Aurora deck job runs

We look at the ledger from outside and, when we can, from the basement side, and then write a free estimate that covers the connection, the frame and the surface. Opening the wall at the ledger can uncover rot in the house framing, and if it does, we stop, show you and price the repair in writing before we continue. We pull the permit with the City of Aurora and book the crew around the inspection dates. Before the decking goes over the ledger, we show you the flashing and bolts, and the job ends with a walkthrough on the finished deck.

• Ledger checked inside and out
• Flashing you can see before it is covered
• Bolted to the house framing, never nailed
• House-side rot shown to you before repair
• Framing inspection booked with the city
• Deck set below the door threshold