6 years ago we bought a 30 year old house and it looked like the deck in the back was built at that time. The boards were 3/4" thick and deteriorating to the point that I was worried someone might put their foot through one. The main deck off the main floor is quite large, maybe 400 square feet, and is about 8' above ground as there is a basement walkout. There is also a similar size deck on the basement level and a smaller deck off the upper level. My main concern was that a few years ago I had installed an expensive glass railing around both upper and main decks and I did not want that disturbed. Fortunately I had made the decision to attach the railing to the outer infrastructure instead of with posts directly into the decking. I contacted Rob in July on the basis of the reviews in HomeStars. He arrived for our meeting on time and basically told me exactly what I wanted to hear, namely that he could replace the boards on the main and upper levels with 1-1/4" boards and that the lower level was fine because they were actually 1-1/2" boards. He gave me a fair price on the spot and I did not bother to get a competing price. As I was having a large party on the deck at the end of August I needed to have the work done by then. Rob promised he would start work mid-August and that is when he showed up with his brother Dave. Once they started they did not finish until the job was complete a couple days before my party. Rob and Dave were very congenial and conscientious. I would not hesitate to use them again.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $10,000.00