Deck & Porch Construction in Palatine

Palatine decks, permit to final inspection

We build new decks in treated lumber or composite and handle the structural repairs a worn deck needs: rotted joists, posts, beams and ledgers. Nearly every new deck and structural repair needs a permit and inspections, and we pull them rather than leaving that to you. A deck that passes has footings below the frost line, a ledger flashed and fastened with proper bolts, joists and beams sized for the span, and stairs and railings built to current code. Those are the same things that keep a deck standing, so we build to them whether or not an inspector is looking.

Palatine is on our regular route up Route 53, with Rand Road, Northwest Highway and Dundee Road getting us across the village, from downtown and the Metra station out past Harper College. It is a Cook County village. A typical deck permit asks for a drawing that shows the deck size, its distance from the lot lines, the footing size and depth, and how the deck attaches to the house. We prepare that drawing, submit it and schedule each inspection as the work reaches it.

What goes into a Palatine deck

How a Palatine deck build runs

We start with a free visit to measure, look at the house wall and the yard, and talk through what you want. The written estimate covers the build and the permit, and once you approve it we prepare the drawing and submit it to the village. The schedule follows the inspections, footings, framing and final, with our crew booked around those dates. Anything found during the build that is not on the estimate is priced in writing and waits for your approval, and we finish with a walk across the deck with you.

• Permit pulled by us.
• Each inspection scheduled as the work reaches it.
• Footings below the frost line.
• No charge for the estimate visit.
• Anything unplanned gets a written price for your okay.
• Final walk on the deck after the last inspection.