Deck Builders · CSLB #1060736
Deck Builders in California
We build, rebuild, repair, and maintain decks across the Bay Area, Central Valley, and Sacramento — for apartment communities, condominiums, HOAs, and hotels, and for property owners who want the structure done properly. Every deck we’ve ever taken apart taught the same lesson: what decides how long a deck lasts is almost entirely invisible in the finished deck.
- CSLB #1060736 Licensed California contractor
- 9+ yrs Building commercial decks & balconies
- SB 721 / 326 Built and documented to pass
- One crew Frame, flashing and surface
Where to start
Deck Building by Type
From pool surrounds to hillside builds — the deck type sets the structure and the budget.
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01 Why it matters
You’re buying the frame. The boards are what you look at.
Deck quotes get compared on the surface — the species, the composite line, the railing style — because that’s the part anyone can see. It’s also the cheapest layer in the assembly and the easiest to replace. The frame beneath it is what carries people at height, what rots, what fails inspections, and what costs the most to put right once it’s wrong.
After enough tear-outs the pattern stops being surprising. Four details separate a deck that reaches thirty years from one that needs work at fifteen, and none of them shows in a photograph. The ledger connection into the building has to be flashed and fastened properly, because it’s the most common failure point on any attached deck and its failure takes the building’s framing with it. Joist tops need tape or flashing, because water off the boards otherwise sits on the frame for the deck’s whole life. Posts need metal bases holding timber clear of soil. And the hardware has to be rated for treated lumber and the local environment, because a deck is held together entirely by metal nobody will ever look at again.
All four cost very little at build time and a great deal afterwards. That’s the whole argument for who builds your deck: not the material catalogue, but whether the person selecting the fasteners knows why it matters.
We’ve replaced redwood decks at fifteen years and repaired treated decks at thirty. The difference was never the boards.
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More ways we work on decks
Pick the material you have in mind, or the kind of work the deck needs.
What each material costs to build and to own.
From a new build to a single repair.
02 The D&B difference
What we do differently
Three commitments that decide how the deck performs long after handover — and why property managers call back.
One crew owns the frame, the flashing and the surface
No interface between trades for a leak to become an argument about scope. The people flashing the ledger are the people laying the boards and the people warranting both.
Built for the inspection cycle, not just for handover
On multifamily and HOA property a deck more than six feet above grade is a regulated structure with a repeating obligation attached. We build to that standard and hand over documentation for the file rather than leaving you to reconstruct it later.
We tell you when the cheaper answer is right
Restoration instead of replacement. Posts instead of a cantilever. Composite when the property won’t re-seal timber. Repair when a rebuild isn’t warranted. It costs us margin often enough, and it’s the reason property managers call back.
03 · Service Areas
Where We Work in California
Every city links to a dedicated local page — crews, recent projects and compliance details for that area.
Sacramento Metro
5 cities
East Bay
13 cities
North Bay
7 cities
Don’t see your city? We likely still cover it — call (916) 848-2728.
04 How a project runs
How a deck project runs with us
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Assessment
Site or existing deck surveyed, with probe testing at the framing, ledger, and post bases where a deck already exists. This is where the real scope is established.
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Options priced
Where more than one approach genuinely works — repair against rebuild, timber against composite, stepped against elevated — we price both rather than presenting one.
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Design & engineering
Drawn against the actual structure, with stamped engineering where spans, loads, or connections require it.
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Permitting
Handled by us, started early, because plan review runs on the jurisdiction’s schedule rather than ours.
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Structure
Footings, framing, ledger connections flashed to current code, rated hardware throughout, joist tops protected.
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Surface, railings & stairs
Decking, guardrails to current height and spacing, stairs with code risers and graspable handrails.
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Handover
Documentation, photographs of the connections before they were closed up, and the compliance file material on commercial property.
05 Scope
What we build and repair
Everything from the footings to the handrail, in-house.
- New deck construction — ground-level, elevated, multi-level, and hillside
- Deck materials — pressure-treated, redwood, cedar, hardwood, composite, Trex, thermally modified timber
- Pool decks — in-ground, above-ground, and framed surrounds
- Amenity and entertainment decks with outdoor kitchens, fire features, and built-ins
- Accessible decks and ramps built to usable slope, landings, and handrail standards
- Waterfront, lakefront, and coastal decks specified for the exposure
- Deck design and design-build
- Repair — framing, rot, ledgers, posts, stairs
- Restoration, renovation, remodeling, extension, replacement, and full rebuilds
- Railing installation and replacement in timber, aluminum, steel, cable, and glass
- Deck stairs, landings, and handrails
- Deck waterproofing and under-deck drainage
- SB 721 and SB 326 inspection support and post-inspection repair programmes
- Annual maintenance programmes for multifamily and HOA portfolios
Built to current code: CBC 1604.8.1 ledger connections · ASCE 7 load criteria · Title 24 · 42″ / 4″ guardrail standard on commercial and multifamily property
06 Investment
What deck work costs
Every deck project is quoted after an assessment, because on decks the visible half rarely determines the price.
What drives the number
- Footings and structure, which on elevated and hillside decks dominate the number
- Demolition and disposal on replacements and rebuilds
- What the framing turns out to need once the surface is off
- Access — whether concrete and material can reach the site
- Surface material, which is the layer everyone compares and the cheapest one
- Railings and stairs, priced by length and count rather than by deck area
- Permits and engineering where the scope requires them
A price given before anyone has looked under the boards is a guess, and the gap between the guess and the job is where change orders come from. An hour with a probe is the difference between a number you can plan around and one that moves. Final pricing follows a free on-site assessment — no obligation.
In the field
The part you stop seeing
Frames, footings and connections, photographed before the boards went on.
07 Project example
A recent deck project
A sloping rear elevation needed an elevated deck, and the site did what sloping sites do: the first few feet of bank turned out to be fill, so the footings went deeper than the drawing assumed. Beyond that the job was the ordinary version of what we do — piers sized for the actual spans, posts on metal bases clear of the ground, bracing designed for posts of different heights, a ledger flashed and bolted to current code, and joist tops taped before a single board went down. Every connection was photographed before it was closed up, which is the only time anyone will see them.
They sent us photographs of the frame before the boards went on. Nobody had ever done that, and it’s the only record of the part that matters. Client · California
08 Case studies
Recent Projects, Documented
Real commercial properties — what the building needed, what we did, and what it delivered.
Deck Repair & RestorationTrex Stair & Balcony Installation — Apartment Building, OaklandFrom the patio the stair looked like one well-kept assembly. From underneath it was an open wood frame…View case study 
Deck Repair & RestorationTrex Stair Replacement — Apartment Community, Elk GroveThe paint had not failed evenly. It held on the risers and gave out on the treads, worst…View case study 
Deck Repair & RestorationElevated Deck Reconstruction & Waterproofing — 24 Balconies, SacramentoOpen board decks sitting directly over enclosed garages. Every gap between the boards was a route for water…View case study 09 Client feedback
What property managers and clients say
They talked us out of a replacement. Sixteen years old and the frame was fine — nobody else had bothered to look underneath.
One contractor for the framing, the flashing and the boards. On the last project those were three companies and the leak belonged to none of them.
Photographs of every connection before it was closed up. Our engineer asked for them at the next inspection and we actually had them.
10 FAQ
Where to start
I need a new deck built. Where do I begin?
With the material and the site, because those set the budget. Our deck installation page covers the process, and the material pages — pressure-treated, wood, cedar, composite, Trex, and thermally modified — cover what each one costs to build and to own. If the site slopes, or the deck goes over water or around a pool, those have pages of their own too.
My deck looks terrible but I don’t know if it’s serious.
Usually it isn’t as bad as it looks — wood weathers on the surface long before it weakens. Our restoration page explains how to tell the difference, and the deck repair page covers what happens when the framing is genuinely affected. The assessment is free either way, and the honest answer is often that you need less than you feared.
Should I repair, restore, renovate, remodel, replace, or rebuild?
Those are six different budgets and the words get used interchangeably. Repair fixes damage. Restoration renews the surface. Renovation brings the whole deck to current standard. Remodeling changes what the deck is. Replacement swaps boards or the whole deck. Rebuilding starts from new footings. Each has its own page with what it costs and when it’s the right answer.
My railings failed an inspection.
That’s the most commonly cited item on both SB 721 and SB 326, usually because older railings are 36 inches with wide baluster gaps rather than the 42-inch and 4-inch standard. Our railing installation and railing replacement pages cover what’s involved — and the honest part, which is that nobody can price it accurately until a section comes off.
Do you work on commercial property or on houses?
Both, with a commercial focus. Apartment communities, condominiums, HOAs, and hotels are the bulk of what we do, and those carry compliance obligations a private deck doesn’t. We also build for private clients, and the standard is the same either way.
Are you licensed and insured?
CSLB #1060736, insured and bonded, in business since 2017. Deck framing is structural work carrying people at height, and it’s worth confirming that with any contractor you talk to — not just us.
What areas do you cover?
The Bay Area, Central Valley, and Sacramento, including Oakland, San Jose, Elk Grove, Stockton, Modesto, Vallejo, Concord, Walnut Creek, Fremont, and the South Bay. The service areas section lists the full coverage.
How quickly can you look at it?
Assessments are free and we book them within days. A licensed contractor calls back the same business day. If you have an inspection deadline, say so when you call and we’ll work to it.
11 Start here
Tell us about the deck — free assessment
Whether it’s a new build, a deck that’s failed an inspection, or one you’re not sure about, the first step is the same: someone licensed looks at what’s under the boards and tells you honestly what it needs.
CSLB #1060736 · 9+ years · Insured & Bonded · Commercial, multifamily & HOA properties across the Bay Area, Central Valley & Sacramento