Deck & Porch Construction in Hoffman Estates

Raised decks in Hoffman Estates

We build new decks in treated lumber or composite and repair existing ones, from rotted boards and joists to failed posts and ledgers. A deck that sits high off the ground puts more load on fewer connections, so the posts, the beams and the ledger at the house do most of the work. We size beams and posts for the span and the height, bolt the beam to the posts with hardware made for it, and add bracing where it is needed to stop sway. Stairs on a raised deck get a landing partway down when the height calls for it, all built to current code.

We work in Hoffman Estates every week, reaching the village on I-90 and Route 59, with Higgins Road, Golf Road and Barrington Road getting us to the rest of town. The village sits mostly in Cook County, with its western end in Kane. If your back door is a full story above the yard, the deck is a second-story structure and should be built like one. When a tall deck sways or bounces, the cause is usually missing bracing, an undersized beam or a beam hung on the side of a post with nails alone, and each of those can be fixed.

What a Hoffman Estates deck job covers

How a Hoffman Estates deck job runs

On a free visit we measure the height and span, look at how the deck connects to the house, and check whether it sways when we push on it. The written estimate lays out the framing, bracing, stairs, decking and permit work, and you approve it before we order lumber. If something comes up that the estimate did not cover, like a rotted rim joist behind the ledger, it is priced in writing and waits for your approval. Once the final inspection is passed, we walk the deck with you, top to bottom.

• Beams and posts sized for the height.
• Bracing added where the deck sways.
• A ledger bolted through and flashed at the house wall.
• We pull the permit and meet each inspection date.
• Written estimate before we start.
• Liability insurance certificate before work begins.