Deck Builder in Portland, Oregon & the Willamette Valley

A deck is a structure that lives outside year-round, and in the Willamette Valley that means a wet fall, winter and spring. Water finds its way into end grain, hardware and the joint where the deck meets the house. Decks that look fine from above can be failing underneath, in the joists, beams, posts and the ledger that ties everything to your home.

Building a deck correctly starts below the boards: footings sized for local soil, posts kept off the ground, framing spaced and fastened for the surface material, and a ledger flashed so rain cannot rot the house wall behind it. Guard rails matter too. Residential guards are generally required at 36 inches high when a deck sits more than 30 inches above grade, and stairs and rail spacing have their own rules.

We build new decks and repair existing ones. Whether you want a ground-level patio deck, a raised deck off a back door or a covered porch that extends living space, we will walk the site, talk through materials such as pressure-treated lumber, cedar or composite, and give you a written quote.