Deck Building in Lake Lure & Chimney Rock, NC
New decks, repairs, staining and railing work.
What to expect with deck building
- We walk the existing structure first — footings, joists, ledger board and railings — and tell you honestly whether it needs a repair or a rebuild.
- You get a materials conversation up front: pressure-treated, cedar or composite, plus board pattern, railing style and stair layout.
- Framing, decking, railings and stairs are built to hold up to mountain weather — sun, freeze and heavy rain.
- Rot repair, board replacement and re-staining are all fair game if you're not ready for a full new deck.
- Scrap wood, old fasteners and sawdust leave with us — the yard is raked clean before we go.
About our deck building work
A deck in the mountains lives a hard life. Sun beats on it all summer, water sits on it every time a storm rolls through the gorge, and then it freezes and thaws all winter. That's why we start every deck job the same way — under it. We look at the footings, the ledger board where the deck ties into the house, the joists and the hardware. Most of the decks we're called out to look at are perfectly good frames with tired boards on top, and we'll tell you that instead of selling you a rebuild you don't need.
If it does need to come down, we build the new one to last. Proper footings below frost line, correctly flashed ledger, joists at the right spacing for the decking you pick, and stainless or coated hardware so nothing rusts out in five years. We'll walk you through your options in plain terms: pressure-treated is the budget-friendly workhorse, cedar looks beautiful and takes stain well, composite costs more up front and asks almost nothing of you afterward. No pressure toward the expensive one — we'll tell you what we'd put on our own house.
From there it's the fun part. Board direction, picture framing around the edges, railing style, cable or wood balusters, stair layout, built-in benches, a landing at the door, lighting on the posts. If you've got a view of the lake or the rock, we lay the deck out to point at it. Screened porches, pergolas and shade structures are all things we build too, so you can plan for them now even if you add them later.
Already have a deck you like? We do rot repair, board and railing replacement, re-screwing squeaky boards, power washing and staining or sealing. A refresh weekend often buys another several years. And whichever way we go, the site gets raked, magnet-swept for dropped screws, and the scrap leaves in our trailer.
What it costs
Deck work is the definition of a job you can't price over the phone. Two decks the same size can be thousands apart depending on what's under them.
What moves the price:
- Repair versus full rebuild — and what shape the framing is really in
- Square footage, height off the ground, and how many stairs
- Decking material: pressure-treated, cedar or composite
- Railing style — wood, metal balusters or cable
- Site access, slope and how far we're hauling material
- Permits or engineering when a deck is high or attached to a rental
We come out, measure, crawl under it, and hand you a written quote with the materials spelled out. The quote and the visit are free, and there's no obligation.
Deck Building questions we get asked
- How long does a deck take?
- A repair or board replacement is usually one to two days. A full new build is typically several days to a couple of weeks depending on size, weather and how quickly material comes in.
- Composite or wood?
- If you want to stop staining forever and you plan to keep the house, composite is worth it. If budget matters more, pressure-treated framing with a good stain schedule holds up fine here.
- Do I need a permit?
- Sometimes, depending on height, attachment to the house and your local rules. We'll tell you what we think applies and help you sort it out before we start.
- Can you stain the deck too?
- Yes. We usually pressure wash and stain in the same trip so you're not scheduling two crews.
How to book
Pick a morning (9am–1pm), afternoon (1pm–5pm) or full day (9am–5pm) slot on our booking page. We'll come out, look at the job, and either start that day or send a written quote for bigger work. No pressure.
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