A Deck That Survives Central Illinois Winters
We build and repair decks for homeowners in Pekin and the surrounding towns, from a simple platform deck to a full outdoor living space with a screened porch.
A quick look at the deck work we take on most.
A new deck built from the footings up, sized and framed for how you'll actually use it.
Loose railings, soft boards, and sagging frames fixed before they get worse.
Stain and sealant that keep water out of the grain through the winter.
Multi-level decks, built-in seating, and layouts drawn around your yard.
Boards that won't splinter, cup, or need restaining every other year.
Sturdy rail systems that pass code and stop wobbling for good.
We build and repair decks for homeowners around Pekin, from a ground-level platform off the back door to a two-story deck with stairs down to the yard. Most people call us because a deck they already have is starting to feel wrong underfoot, the boards are cupping, the railing wiggles, or the ledger board where the deck meets the house has gone soft. Some call us before any of that happens, because they want a deck that will actually hold up through an Illinois winter and not just look good the first summer. Either way, you're trying to figure out if the work will actually last, not just how it looks in a photo.
That's why we start underneath, not on top. We check that the footings sit below the frost line, the ledger board is flashed so water can't get behind it, and the joists are spaced to carry real weight, not just code minimum. Composite boards, cable rail, whatever you pick for the finish, none of it matters if the frame underneath it is wrong. We'd rather spend an extra hour on the framing than come back in three years to fix a sag.
Serving Pekin and the towns around it.
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Most of our work comes from someone telling a neighbor about us. Here is why that keeps happening.
We carry the insurance to work on your property, no exceptions.
Footings, railings, and stair stringers built to Illinois residential code.
We haul off the old decking and sweep up the screws before we leave.
You get a written price before any lumber gets ordered.
Pressure-treated, cedar, or composite, we'll tell you the tradeoffs.
We give you a start date and a finish date, and we stick to both.
Ledger board behind our deck in Pekin had gone soft and nobody else wanted to touch it. Cut it out, reflashed it, done in a day.
Had to reschedule once because of rain but they called ahead. Deck out in Morton looks like new wood again.
Went with composite boards after the cedar kept cupping every summer. Worth it, no more splinters for the kids either.
Common questions before you book a deck project.
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