Deck & Porch Construction in Lemont

Decks and porches for Lemont's hills

We design and build decks in treated lumber or composite, and we repair the stairs, rails and framing on decks that already stand. A porch out front gets the same care, from the steps and railings to the columns and the ceiling overhead. On every deck, the ledger is flashed and bolted to the house, and if an existing ledger was installed wrong, we fix it before anything else. You see the full plan and price on paper before we dig a single footing.

We reach Lemont up I-355 and work along Route 171, Lemont Road and State Street, down toward the Des Plaines River and the I&M Canal. With the hills and bluffs here, if your yard slopes away from the back door, the deck may stand well above the ground on the low side. A tall deck needs heavier posts, diagonal bracing, and hardware that ties the frame back to the house so it does not rack when people move around on it. Long stairs down the hill get a landing partway, which makes them safer and lets them follow the grade.

What goes into a Lemont deck build

How a Lemont deck job runs

We visit for free, measure the drop across your yard, and look at where the deck will tie into the house. Your written scope shows the deck height, the post and bracing plan, the stairs and the material you pick, with the price. We pull the permit and handle the inspections, and the build days go on the calendar once the permit is in. If something changes, like adding a landing or finding rot in the rim, you see the cost in writing before we do it, and at the end we walk the deck and stairs together.

• A plan drawn to your yard's slope
• Posts, bracing and ties sized for height
• A ledger corrected before new framing
• Permit and inspections handled for you
• No extra work without your written okay
• A walk of the deck and stairs at the end