We repair and restore decks across Nashville and the surrounding counties, beginning with the connection that holds your deck to the house rather than with the boards you can see from the back door.
Deck Repair Contractor Nashville
Deck repair that starts where decks actually fail
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DECKS REPAIRED
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AVG RATING
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WARRANTY
How Decks Actually Fail
Decks do not sag and then fall. They let go at the ledger.
The ledger is the board that ties an attached deck to your house, and it is where most collapses start. The International Code Council reports that deck collapses most often come from ledger connections fastened with nails instead of properly installed bolts, and that decks have come down with as few as one or two people standing on them. From up on the deck, none of it looks wrong.
A lot of decks in this area were built when nailing a ledger to the band joist was simply how it was done. Add flashing that was never installed, and the band joist behind that ledger takes on water and softens quietly for years. Bolts do not help much when the wood they are anchored into has gone spongy.
“The most dangerous part of a deck is the part you cannot see from the deck.”
So our inspection starts underneath and at the wall. Ledger fasteners and flashing. The condition of the band joist behind it. Whether the joist hangers were filled with proper hanger nails or with roofing nails, which we find more often than you would hope. Lateral load ties, post bases, footings, and guard post connections. Then you get a plain list of what is a safety item and what is cosmetic, in that order.
What We Build
Repair work we take on
Some of this is safety work that should happen now. Some of it is making an otherwise sound deck look like someone cares about it again.
Structural Repairs
Re-bolting or replacing a ledger, adding lateral tension ties, sistering rotted joists, correcting hanger fasteners, and replacing posts or footings that have rotted or settled. This is the work that changes whether the deck is safe to have people on.
Rot & Board Replacement
Soft boards near the grill or under a planter that has sat in one spot for six years, split stair treads, and rotted fascia. Localized replacement while the frame around it is still doing its job.
Restoration & Refinishing
Cleaning, sanding, and re-sealing a wood deck, plus tightening or replacing loose rail sections. The cheapest way to get several more good years out of a deck that is structurally fine and just looks tired.
If the footings and framing are sound and the problems are local, repair is the better spend every time. If the ledger and several joists are rotted, or the frame was undersized when it was built, you are paying twice to keep a deck that is going to need replacing anyway. We give you both numbers and let you decide with real figures instead of a hunch.
Most deck failures were visible a year earlier.
The warnings are usually there and easy to miss. A rail that gives when you lean on it. Rust streaks running down from the joist hangers. A soft patch in the boards right where the deck meets the house. A gap at the wall that was not there last spring. Any one of those is worth a look before you host on it.
We are a local crew that repairs and restores decks across Middle Tennessee, and we will tell you honestly when a repair is not worth doing, with one point of contact from your first call through the final walkthrough. No subcontractor shuffle, no surprise line items.