Lean on your Frankfort deck railing without a second thought. We rebuild loose or low railings to current code and build new decks and porches in treated lumber or composite.
A railing is the one part of a deck that has to hold when someone falls against it, and many older railings were never built to do that. Posts notched and held with a couple of lag screws, balusters spaced wide enough for a child to slip through, and top rails that sit lower than current code are the usual problems. We rebuild guards with posts blocked and bolted into the frame, balusters at the right spacing and a top rail at the right height. We also build new decks, repair rotted framing and ledgers, and rebuild porch railings, columns and steps.
Frankfort is on our regular route in Will County, and we come in on Route 30, Route 45, LaGrange Road and I-80. If your Frankfort deck is sound but the railing wobbles, a new guard system can go on the existing frame, which keeps the job to the railing instead of the whole deck. Composite and metal railing systems need their own post mounts, so we add blocking inside the frame before they go on. If you want a more open view of the yard, we can go through railing styles that still meet the spacing rules.
Railing posts get blocking inside the rim and through-bolts so they hold a real load.
Balusters go in close enough that a four-inch ball cannot pass between them, which is the test code uses.
The top rail is set at the height current code requires for the drop off that side of the deck.
Stairs get a graspable handrail that runs the full flight.
Front porch rails, columns and steps get rebuilt to code and finished to suit the house.
We build new decks and replace rotted joists, posts and ledgers, with the ledger flashed and bolted.
We push on every post, measure the rail height and baluster gaps, and look at the frame the railing attaches to before we write a free estimate. You see the railing style, material and post detail in writing, and you approve it before we order anything. If opening the rim to add blocking shows rot, we price that repair on paper and wait for your okay. The Village of Frankfort permit gets pulled where the work needs it, and we finish by walking the deck while you test each section of rail.
If a railing on your deck moves when you push it, call or text (815) 585-1750. We test every post at the free estimate and write up the railing plan.
Call or text (815) 585-1750
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