Deck repair in Canton, GA. In the older parts of town we see decks well past the age where replacing boards is the whole answer.
A deck built twenty-five years ago has had a long time for water to find its way into the places that matter — post bases sitting against soil, joist hangers holding damp, the ledger where the deck meets the house. Surface boards are consumable and cheap to replace. The frame underneath is the deck, and if that has gone then new boards are money spent on top of a problem.
We look underneath before quoting. If the structure is sound, repair and re-stain is straightforward and the deck has years left in it. If it is not, we will say so rather than coat over it.
What a deck repair in Canton starts with
Post bases where they meet the ground
The ledger board against the house
Joist ends and hangers for rust or rot
Board softness near fasteners and ends
Stair stringers and treads
Repair or replace
The question is almost always about the frame rather than the surface. Boards are cheap and quick; joists, the ledger where the deck meets the house, and the posts are neither. If those are sound, replacing decking and rails is a repair. If the ledger has been letting water behind it for years, it is not.
A screwdriver settles most of it. Timber that takes the blade with no resistance has gone, and no amount of stain will bring it back. Timber that resists is fine under a grey surface, and that is a staining job rather than a repair.
We photograph what we find and send it before quoting, so you are deciding from evidence rather than from our word. Finished work is on our Facebook page.
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