Find out whether your Naperville deck needs new boards or a new frame before you spend money on either. We inspect the structure first, then resurface or rebuild in treated lumber or composite.
A tired deck surface is the part you see, but the frame underneath decides what the job really is. Before we quote new decking on an existing deck, we get under it and check the ledger, the joists, the beam and the posts for rot, loose hardware and soft spots. A sound frame can take new treated or composite boards and new railings, which saves you a full rebuild. A frame with problems gets those fixed first, or gets rebuilt, and we tell you plainly which one you are looking at.
Naperville sits in both DuPage and Will counties, and we reach it on I-88, Route 59, Ogden Avenue and 75th Street. If your Naperville deck was framed for wood boards and you want composite, the joist spacing matters, because many composite boards need joists closer together than a wood deck had. We measure that spacing during the estimate and add joists where the new surface calls for them. That one check separates a composite deck that feels firm from one that dips between joists after a hot summer.
We probe the joists, beam and posts and check every hanger and bolt before new boards go down.
Old decking comes off, the joist tops get protected where they need it, and the new boards go on.
Where the old spacing is too wide for the board you picked, we sister or add joists so the surface stays flat.
If the old ledger was nailed on or never flashed, it gets fixed or replaced before the new surface covers it.
Railings and steps that no longer meet code get rebuilt at the right height, rise and spacing.
When the frame is past saving, we tear it out and build a new one on new footings.
The estimate is free and happens under the deck as much as on top of it, with photos of anything we find. You get a written scope that separates the surface work from any framing repair, so you can see what each part covers. If tearing off the old boards exposes damage we could not see from below, we stop and price it in writing for your approval. We schedule the work around the city's inspections and finish with a walkthrough on the new surface.
Call or text (815) 585-1750 for a free on-site estimate. We look under the deck first and tell you plainly whether it needs new boards or a new frame.
Call or text (815) 585-1750
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