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Kinds of deck building
The kinds of deck building people book most. Open one to see what it covers.
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One post, the whole situation handled
Several jobs bought as one outcome — one Tasker, one price to agree, no coordinating three trades yourself.
Deck and the yard around it
The deck built and the ground beside it put back — grading, the path to it and the lawn repaired where the machinery ran, so it finishes as a yard rather than a deck in a building site.
Post this taskSpring reset
The deck washed, sanded where it needs it, re-stained and sealed, with the loose boards and fasteners dealt with in the same visit.
Post this taskDeck, screens and shade
The structure built with the posts and blocking for a pergola or shade sail already in place, so the second half is not a retrofit into a finished deck.
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What to know about deck building
The ledger — the board that fastens the deck to the house — is where the serious failures happen. It has to be fastened into structure rather than into sheathing, and it has to be flashed so water runs out rather than down behind it into the rim joist. Decks that collapse do so at the ledger, almost always, and they do it years later once the wood behind the flashing has rotted quietly. A freestanding deck avoids the question entirely and is sometimes the better answer on an older house.
Permits are more often required than people expect and the threshold varies by municipality. Height above grade is usually the trigger, and attachment to the house frequently is too; a low freestanding platform is often exempt where a raised attached deck with stairs is not. Guards and stairs have their own dimensional requirements once a permit applies — height, spacing, graspable handrails. It is worth establishing before design rather than after, because a deck built to the wrong height is not a paperwork problem, it is a rebuild.
Existing decks are worth assessing before replacing. A deck with sound footings and a good ledger but tired boards is a resurfacing job — new decking and railing on the existing frame, at a fraction of a rebuild. A deck with heaved footings, a rotted ledger or joists that flex underfoot is not worth resurfacing, because the new boards will sit on the same problem. Anyone quoting should be able to say which one yours is and why.
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- 4Confirm when it’s doneThe money releases and your receipt arrives by email.
What a new deck usually covers
- Frame, beams and joists, with the ledger flashed where it attaches
- Decking laid, fastened and cut to line
- Guards, handrails and stairs where the height requires them
- Offcuts and packaging removed
Permit drawings and fees, removing an old deck, and staining or sealing are commonly separate lines.
Try nowWhat moves the price
- Area, and how far above grade it sits
- Number of footings, and what the ground is where they go
- Attached to the house or freestanding
- Material: pressure-treated, cedar or composite
- Stairs, guards and railing — often a third of the job
- Whether a permit is required, and who prepares the drawings
- Removing and disposing of an existing deck
Worth asking before you agree
- How is the ledger fastened, and how is it flashed?
- Does this scope need a permit, and who is pulling it?
- Is my existing frame worth resurfacing instead of replacing?
- Are stairs and railings included, and built to what dimensions?
- Is staining or sealing part of this, or a separate job later?
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Questions
Frequently asked
Answers to what people actually search for.
Do I need a permit for a deck?
Often, and the threshold varies by municipality. Height above grade is usually the trigger and attachment to the house frequently is as well — a low freestanding platform is commonly exempt where a raised attached deck with stairs is not. Establish it before the design is fixed, because a deck at the wrong height is a rebuild.
Can I just replace the boards?
If the footings are sound, the ledger is properly flashed and the joists are solid, yes — resurfacing with new decking and railing on the existing frame costs a fraction of a rebuild. If the footings have heaved or the ledger has rotted, no: new boards would sit on the same failure and hide it.
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