Deck Building & Repair

Colorado is hard on decks. Intense UV at altitude, freeze-thaw cycling most of the winter, and dry air that opens up every joint. A deck here ages faster than the same deck would in most of the country, and the parts that fail first are usually the parts you can’t see.

We build new decks, rebuild tired ones, and do the structural repairs that keep a deck safe when the rest of it is still good.

Recent Deck Work

Second-story composite deck with black hog-wire railing across the back of the house by Brimie Contractors
Two-story composite deck with hog-wire railing and matching stairs by Brimie Contractors
Covered composite deck with black hog-wire railing overlooking open space
Covered composite deck along the back of the house with white support posts
Composite deck with hog-wire railing and white posts under a covered patio
New second-story deck with white vinyl railing by Brimie Contractors
Composite deck with wood and hog-wire railing by Brimie Contractors
Deck stairs with composite treads and hog-wire railing by Brimie Contractors
Denver rooftop deck by Brimie Contractors

See more finished projects in our Project Gallery

New decks

Wood or composite, and there’s a real trade-off rather than a right answer. Composite costs more up front and gives you back most of the maintenance; properly maintained wood looks better to a lot of people and costs less to build. We’ll give you both numbers rather than steering you.

Either way, what matters is underneath: footings to depth, correct ledger attachment and flashing, proper joist hangers, and hardware rated for the lumber it’s in contact with. Ledger detailing in particular is where a lot of decks go wrong — it’s the connection that holds the deck to the house, and when it’s done badly it rots the rim joist quietly for years.

Repairs and rebuilds

Common on decks we’re called out to:

  • Rotted or split deck boards where the surface has gone but the frame is sound
  • Railings that move — often a post attachment problem rather than the railing
  • Failing stairs, especially stringers that were never properly supported
  • Ledger and flashing problems, which are the serious ones
  • Refinishing — strip, sand and re-stain or re-seal

A deck that feels bouncy or has a railing you wouldn’t trust is worth looking at sooner rather than later. This is also one of the most common items to show up on an inspection report, which is why it comes across our desk so often.

On inspection items

If your deck turned up on an inspection report and you’re under contract, say so when you call. Those jobs run on a different clock and we schedule them differently — see Inspection Repair Resolution.

An honest note on structural questions

If a deck has settled, if a post has moved, or if there’s a question about how it’s attached to the house, that can cross from carpentry into structural engineering. We’ll tell you when we think it needs an engineer rather than guessing — that’s not us passing the job along, it’s the difference between a repair and a liability.

Getting started

Call (303) 875-7447 and we’ll come look at it.

Licensed residential contractor in Denver and multiple Front Range cities. License LIC00254768.

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