Deck & Porch Construction in Shorewood

Shorewood decks, low to the ground or a full story up

Deck construction means more than boards and railings. It means sizing the beam for the span, spacing the joists for the decking you choose, setting footings below the frost line and tying the deck to the house with a flashed, bolted ledger. We build in treated lumber or composite, rebuild stairs and guards to current code, and replace rotted boards, joists and posts on decks that are still worth saving. When an existing ledger is wrong, that gets corrected before any other work.

We work in Shorewood every week, coming in on I-55, Route 59 and Route 52 with Black Road across town. If your Shorewood lot slopes down toward the back, a deck off the main floor can end up eight or ten feet in the air at the outside edge. A deck that tall needs taller posts, knee or diagonal bracing so it does not sway, and guards on every open side. We plan the stairs early too, since a long drop to the yard changes where the stairs land and how much of the yard they take up.

What Shorewood deck work includes

How a Shorewood deck build runs

We measure the height at each corner, look at where the stairs can land and write a free estimate with the frame, the surface and the railings spelled out. Utility locates get called in before we dig, and the village reviews the permit before the footing, framing and final inspections. If digging turns up something we did not expect, like rock or an old slab at a footing, you get a written price before we change course. On the last day we walk the deck with you and test the guards and handrails.

• Free estimate measured at every corner
• Utility locates called in before digging
• Bracing on raised decks
• Guards and handrails to code
• Permit kept on site with the approved plans
• Written approval before any change