Decks Built to Handle Real Illinois Winters
We build, repair, and refinish decks for homeowners in Ottawa, IL and the surrounding towns, from new builds to railing fixes and resurfacing.
A look at the deck work we do most often.
A new deck built from the footings up, sized for how you actually use your yard.
Loose boards, wobbly stairs, and soft spots fixed before they get worse.
Protect the wood you already have and bring the color back.
Multi-level decks, built-in seating, whatever fits your lot.
No more sanding or restaining every couple of years.
Railings that meet code and don't wobble when you lean on them.
We build, repair, and refinish decks for homeowners around Ottawa, IL. Most people find us because a deck is already failing: boards cupping, a ledger board pulling away from the house, stairs that bounce when you walk down them. Some just want a new deck designed from scratch, sized for a grill and a table instead of a strip of boards nobody uses. Either way, you're trusting us with something your family stands on, so we don't treat it as a quick carpentry job.
We dig footings below the frost line, not just deep enough to look buried, because a footing that heaves in January takes the whole structure with it. We flash the ledger board where it meets the house, so water runs off instead of soaking into the rim joist for five years before you notice the rot. We space deck boards for drainage and expansion, and we use joist hangers rated for the actual load, not whatever was in the truck. That's the difference between a deck that needs rebuilding in eight years and one that just needs restaining.
Based in Ottawa, serving towns throughout the Illinois River valley.
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 that protects your property if something goes wrong on the job.
We pull the permits and schedule the inspections your deck needs.
We haul off the old lumber and sweep up the screws before we leave.
You get a written price before any lumber gets ordered.
The same crew that frames your deck finishes it.
We're based near Ottawa and know what Illinois winters do to a deck.
Had a soft spot by the stairs for two years before I called. Turned out the joist was rotted clean through, fixed in a day, didn't even need to redo the whole deck.
They had to push the start back a week because of rain, which was annoying, but the stain job on our deck out by Streator looks way better than I expected.
Built us a two-level deck around an old oak tree at our place outside Ottawa. Railings are solid, kids lean on them all the time.
Answers to what people usually ask before calling.
Tell us about your property and what you want done. We'll get back to you to set up a time to look at it.
Thanks for reaching out. We'll contact you shortly to discuss your project.