Decking · Add-On Service · Northwest Washington
Decks built to the same standard as your exterior.
Composite and cedar decks, railing systems, and the ledger and flashing details that keep a deck from becoming a rot problem against your house. Usually built alongside a siding or window project — one contractor, one schedule.
- ✓ Composite & Cedar
- ✓ Ledger Flashed Right
- ✓ Permits Handled
Request a free, no-obligation estimate — new deck, rebuild, or re-surface, itemized so you can see where the money goes.
A Deck Is Attached to Your Wall
The most expensive deck failures aren't in the boards — they're where the ledger meets the house. A badly flashed ledger funnels years of rain into the wall behind it, and we've rebuilt enough of those walls to detail this connection obsessively. Building decks as an exterior contractor means that joint gets siding-grade waterproofing, every time.
Decks for How You Actually Live
Composite Decking
Trex-style boards that ignore rain, skip the stain cycle, and keep their color — the Northwest default for good reason.
Cedar Decks
Classic Northwest decking — cooler underfoot and beautiful, with honest guidance on the upkeep it takes here.
Railing Systems
Wood, composite, aluminum, and cable railing — code-compliant heights and spacing, chosen for your view and style.
Re-Surfacing
Sound frame, tired boards? New decking and railing over your existing structure saves thousands over a rebuild.
Stairs & Landings
Code-compliant stairs, landings, and grade transitions that make the deck usable from every door and path.
Rot-Aware Rebuilds
Posts, beams, and ledgers inspected and rebuilt where needed — with photos, so you see exactly what you're paying for.
Lighting & Finishing Touches
Low-voltage stair and rail lighting, fascia wraps, and skirting that finish the deck like part of the house.
Covered & Waterproof Decks
Membrane and drainage details for decks over living space, or patios that need dry storage below.
Composite or Cedar for a Northwest Deck?
Composite decking — Trex and its peers — has largely won this climate for one reason: it doesn't care about being wet for five months. No annual staining, no splinters, no moss-fed rot in the boards. It costs more per foot than cedar and gets warmer underfoot in direct sun, but over a decade the maintenance math usually favors it decisively here.
Cedar still earns its place: it's cooler underfoot, costs less up front, and nothing else looks or smells like it. The honest trade is a re-stain cycle every couple of years and vigilance about shaded, damp corners. We build both — and either way, the framing underneath is pressure-treated and detailed to shed water, because that's where decks actually die.
Rebuild, Re-Surface, or Repair?
If your frame is sound but the boards are done, a re-surface — new decking and railing over the existing structure — saves real money. If posts, beams, or the ledger show rot or movement, we'll show you photos and price the rebuild honestly. And if the deck is fine but tired, sometimes the right scope is just railing and stairs.
Decks attached to the house need permits in most municipalities, and railing height and stair codes apply — we pull the permits and build to pass, same as every exterior project we do.
Decking Questions, Answered Straight
Deck Building Across Five Counties
From the Canadian border to north Seattle, plus the San Juans by ferry from Anacortes — these cities and surrounding areas. Pick your city for local project photos, permit notes, and reviews.
Build the Deck While the Crew Is There
A free on-site estimate — new build, rebuild, or re-surface, with the house-side details done to siding standards.
