A Deck Built for Real Illinois Weather
New decks, repairs, staining, and railing work for homeowners in Waukegan and across northern Lake County. We measure the joists before we quote you a price.
A quick look at the deck work we handle most, from new builds to keeping an old deck standing another ten years.
A new deck built to Lake County frost depth and snow load, not just to look good on day one.
Soft boards, wobbly rails, and sunk footings fixed before they turn into a full rebuild.
Stripped, sanded, and sealed so the wood survives another round of Illinois freeze-thaw.
A layout drawn around how your family actually uses the yard, not a stock plan.
Trex and similar boards installed with hidden fasteners and proper airflow underneath.
Loose balusters and cracked posts replaced so the railing holds if someone leans on it.
We build new decks and fix old ones for homeowners in Waukegan and across northern Lake County. Most people who call us have one of two problems: they want a place to put a grill and a table that doesn't exist yet, or they've got a deck that's starting to feel soft underfoot. Either way, you're trusting us with something attached to your house that your kids are going to run across barefoot. We treat the ledger board and the footings like they matter more than the railing color, because they do.
Illinois frost runs deep, so footings here need to go down near the frost line or the whole structure heaves the first hard winter. We check the ledger flashing before anything gets closed up, because that's the spot that rots a house from the outside in if it's done wrong. We'll tell you straight if composite decking makes more sense than pressure-treated pine for your yard, and why. A deck that looks right in October and still feels solid in five Aprils is the only kind we're interested in building.
Based in Waukegan, working throughout Lake County and the towns around it.
Not on the list? Give us a call anyway. We are often working nearby.
Most of our work comes from someone telling a neighbor about us. Here is why that keeps happening.
We carry the insurance a deck project on your property should have.
You get a written price before we touch a board.
The guys who frame your deck are the guys who show up every day.
We pull the permits and build to what Waukegan inspection actually checks for.
We tell you a start date and stick close to it.
No stray screws or offcuts left in the yard for your dog to find.
Had a joist go soft under the back steps in Gurnee and didn't notice till the stair felt spongy. Fixed in a day, didn't try to sell me a whole new deck.
Put in Trex boards at our place over in Waukegan, took a little longer than quoted because of a rain delay but they called ahead and it wasn't a big deal.
Deck was gray and splintery from years of nobody sealing it, looks like cedar again now. We're just outside Antioch and they didn't blink at the drive.
Questions people usually ask before calling.
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