Walk your Montgomery deck barefoot again, with no popped nails, splinters or soft spots. We replace worn boards, resurface sound frames and build new decks when the old one is done.
A deck usually gets attention when the surface goes: boards cupping, nails backing out, splinters, a soft spot near the grill. Sometimes the fix is a handful of new boards, sometimes it is a full new surface, and sometimes the soft spot is a joist telling you the frame has a problem. We pull the bad boards, look at the framing beneath them and give you the honest version. From there we replace boards, resurface in treated lumber or composite, rebuild stairs and railings to code, or build a new deck with a flashed and bolted ledger.
We work in Montgomery every week on Route 30, Route 31 and Orchard Road, with the village spread across Kane and Kendall counties. If your Montgomery deck has a few bad boards scattered around, new treated boards will not match the weathered ones at first, so we talk through whether to replace a section, a full run or the whole surface. Boards that cup or split often trace back to fastening and gaps, and we set new boards with the spacing and screws the material calls for. A surface replaced in time keeps water off the joists, and that costs a lot less than rebuilding the frame later.
Cracked, cupped or soft boards come out and new ones go in, cut so each end lands on a joist.
The whole surface comes off, the frame gets checked, and new treated or composite boards go down.
Loose nails get pulled and the boards are refastened with deck screws so they stay down.
A soft spot gets traced to the joist below, and damaged framing is repaired before new boards cover it.
Worn treads and loose rail sections get rebuilt to current code.
When the frame is done, we build a new deck on new footings with a flashed, bolted ledger.
We walk the surface with you, mark the boards that need to go and check the framing beneath the worst ones before writing a free estimate. The estimate lays out the options, from spot repair to a full new surface, so you can decide with the cost of each in front of you. If pulling boards turns up framing damage, we price that repair in writing and wait for your okay. When the work is done we walk it together, and every screw is set flush.
Call or text (815) 585-1750 for a free estimate. We check the frame under the bad boards and give you every option in writing.
Call or text (815) 585-1750
Email matt@onitcc.com