Deck Building and Construction
Deck builds and rebuilds in wood and composite, fastened with hardware that survives salt air.
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This is for you if…
- You want outdoor living space that's still solid and safe five summers from now.
- Your current deck has soft boards, popped fasteners, or wobbly rails.
- You're weighing wood against composite and want the honest math for a salt-air environment.
And honestly, not if…
- Second-story structural additions or anything tied into the home's frame in a load-bearing way — that's structural work and we don't do it.
- A deck priced by using interior-grade screws outside. Near salt water, cheap fasteners are the first thing to fail.
What it is
Ground-level and low-elevation deck construction, replacement, and re-decking in pressure-treated wood and composite. Salt air is the quiet enemy of a coastal deck — it corrodes fasteners and connectors long before the boards wear out. We build with hot-dip galvanized or stainless hardware and set posts for sandy soil, per the manufacturer's published instructions for every connector and board we install.
Problems this solves
- Rusting screws and connectors staining and weakening the deck — replaced with coastal-rated hardware.
- Boards cupping and splintering — solved with proper gapping, ventilation underneath, and material choice.
- A deck project that stalls after demo — we work it daily to the final rail.
What's included
- Design layout walked on-site with you
- Demo and haul-away of the old deck
- Posts and framing sized for sandy soil
- Wood or composite decking, your pick after an honest comparison
- Rails, stairs, and gates with salt-rated hardware
- Final walk-around and care guidance for the material you chose
How the job runs
Every project follows the same sequence: a free estimate, then a written scope and start date, a pre-construction meeting before we pull out a tool, work on your job every full workday with photo updates, and a final walk-around with you before we pull out. The full process is here.
What affects the timeline
- Deck size and shape
- Wood versus composite
- Rail length and stair count
- Soil and post depth
- Old deck removal
The same factors drive cost — explained in plain terms here, with no figures, because your written estimate is the real number.
Straight answers on decks
Keeping a Deck Alive on the Gulf Coast: A Realistic Maintenance Guide
What a coastal deck actually needs from you each year — wood and composite both — in plain terms, without the product hype.
Composite vs Wood Decking Near Salt Water
The real coastal decking comparison — including the part most articles skip: near salt air, the hardware fails before the boards do.
Deck Fasteners and Salt Air: The Small Parts That Decide Everything
A coastal deck rarely fails at the boards. It fails at a few dollars' worth of metal — here's what to use and what to refuse.
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Free estimate, written scope, written start date. The owner walks your project with you — and answers his phone after.