A deck rebuild and safer stairs
The first project had two separate issues. These homeowners have a very uneven property, with a small fenced-in deck that holds their garbage and recycling cans. The deck had been overtaken by ivy and, unable to dry, sections of it deteriorated and rotted quite rapidly. We installed a new 4x4 post, "sistered" all the joists, used Simpson brackets to bolster the connections against moisture, and dug additional drainage routes filled with drainage gravel. Then we finished it off with new treated deck boards.
Inside the same home, the basement step balusters were too widely spaced. The homeowners have small children and were concerned about the potential for trouble, so we added fill-in balusters to keep children from fitting through. The screw holes were filled and sanded, and all of the balusters were repainted.








