Decks
Timber and composite decks, framed and flashed to keep water out of the structure it is attached to.
Decks and outdoor
living spaces.
Decks, patio covers and shade structures detailed for coastal exposure — so they still look right in year ten, not just year one.
The approach
San Diego is hard
San Diego is hard
on outdoor timber.
Outdoor structures in this county take a specific kind of punishment: relentless UV, salt-laden air near the coast, and a wide daily temperature swing that works every fastener and joint loose over time.
A deck built to inland standards looks fine for two summers. Then the fixings streak, the boards cup, the ledger connection to the house starts letting water in behind the flashing, and what should have been a twenty-year structure becomes a repair project.
So the detailing matters more than the material choice. Ledger flashing done properly, correct fastener metallurgy, ventilation under the deck, joist protection, and drainage that moves water away from the building rather than into it.
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What is included
Everything this
Everything this
work involves.
One licence covers all of it. You are not appointing six separate trades and refereeing between them.
Patio covers and shade
Solid and slatted covers, pergolas and shade structures engineered for wind and permitted where required.
Ledger and flashing detail
The connection to the house is where most decks fail. It gets built as a waterproofing detail, not just a bolt pattern.
Outdoor kitchens and seating
Built-in cooking, counter and seating areas with the services run and protected properly.
Railings, stairs and lighting
Code-compliant guardrails and stairs, plus low-level and step lighting for the hours you will actually use it.
Drainage and groundworks
Footings sized for the soil, and surface drainage that moves water away from the foundation.
How it runs
Four stages,
Four stages,
no surprises.
You will always know which stage you are in and what happens next.
01
Site and structure review
We look at how the structure will attach to the house, where water will go, and what the soil supports.
02
Design and permit
Layout, materials and detailing agreed, with permits handled where the span, height or cover requires them.
03
Footings and framing
Correctly sized footings, treated framing, ledger flashed as a waterproofing detail, and joists protected.
04
Decking and finish
Boards, railings, stairs, lighting and finishing, then a walkthrough before you use it.
Selected work
Work of this kind.
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In their words
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Questions
Straight answers.
Both work if detailed correctly. Composite handles UV and moisture with less maintenance and costs more up front. Timber looks better to most eyes and needs recoating on a cycle. What matters more than the choice is the framing and flashing underneath it.
Generally yes once the deck is more than around thirty inches above grade, and for most attached patio covers. Requirements vary by jurisdiction within the county. We will confirm what applies to your property.
Because the ledger is often treated as a structural bolt-up rather than a waterproofing detail. Water gets behind it, sits against the rim joist, and rots the house rather than the deck. Correct flashing is inexpensive at build time and very expensive to retrofit.
Yes, including gas, water, waste and power runs, with the finishes and appliances specified for outdoor use rather than adapted from indoor products.
A straightforward deck is usually two to four weeks on site once permitted. Outdoor kitchens, significant groundworks or engineered covers extend that.
Related
Often combined with.
Most projects touch more than one of these. See all services.
Home Additions & Structural
Second storeys, ADUs and bump-outs — plus the foundation and framing work most remodelers would rather hand to somebody else.
Custom Home Building
Ground-up construction on your lot, run by the licensed builder who priced it — not handed to a project manager you have never met.
Free, no-obligation
Tell us about the project.
Send the details, or just call. You will speak to Russell — the person who will price the work and run it.