i30 Builders · Residential
Deck Builder in Rockwall and DFW
New builds, rebuilds, and bringing a weathered deck back rather than replacing it.
Written scope and locked price before any deposit · One-year workmanship warranty
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Height is the number, not area.
A deck at grade is a frame on piers with boards across it. Lift the same deck four feet and it needs deeper footings, a beam that carries further, guardrail to code, and stairs with a landing. The square footage did not change and the price did.
The second thing that moves it is what you walk on. Pressure-treated pine, cedar and composite are three different materials at three different costs, and the frame under a composite deck has to be built tighter because the boards telegraph every dip in the joists.
Tell us the height, the footprint and the decking material and we can talk about a real number at the walk.
Pricing
We quote this one from the walk.
Every other service on this site publishes its rates and its minimums, because we have built enough of them to know what they cost. This one we quote on the specifics instead.
A site walk, then a written scope back within five business days with a real number in it. The scope names the work, the materials and the price, and the price does not move unless the scope does.
Already in the price
- Footings sized and dug for the loads the deck actually carries
- Framing hardware rated for exterior use, not interior joist hangers
- Guardrail and stair geometry built to the code the inspector will measure
- Fasteners appropriate to the decking: hidden clips on composite, coated screws on wood
- Haul-off of the deck that is coming out
- One-year workmanship warranty
How we quote it
A site walk, then a written scope back within five business days. The scope names the work, the materials and the price, and the price does not move unless the scope does.
Anything found behind a wall or under a slab that changes the work gets priced and approved before we touch it. That is a change of work, in writing, not a surprise on the final invoice.
Payment is by ACH, card, check or cash, on the schedule written into the contract.
What Moves the Number
Up and down, before you ask for a quote.
Pushes price up
- Height off grade, which brings footings, beam spans, guardrail and stairs
- Composite decking, and the tighter framing it needs to look right
- Stairs, especially a run that needs a landing to turn
- Built-in benches, planters, skirting or a privacy screen
- Poor access, where every board is carried through a side gate
- Rot or a failing ledger found once the old deck is off
Keeps price down
- Building at or near grade, where footings are shallow and no guardrail is required
- Pressure-treated pine or cedar rather than composite
- A simple rectangle instead of angles, wraps or multiple levels
- Restoring a sound frame rather than replacing the whole structure
- Keeping the existing footprint, which avoids a new permit in some jurisdictions
Common Questions
What does a deck cost?
We quote decks from the walk rather than publishing a rate, because height changes the number more than size does and neither is knowable from a phone call. Every other scope on this site publishes its standards; decks do not yet, and we would rather say that than put up a figure we cannot stand behind. Tell us the height, the footprint and the decking material and you will have a written number within five business days.
Can my old deck be saved?
Often. The frame is what matters: if the posts, beams and joists are sound and the ledger is properly flashed to the house, replacing the decking and rail on top of it costs a fraction of a rebuild. What kills a deck is water at the ledger and rot at the post bases, and both are visible once we pull a board or two. We check before quoting a replacement.
Cedar or composite?
Cedar is cheaper up front, looks better the day it is finished, and needs cleaning and re-coating every few years to stay that way. Composite costs more, never needs staining, and gets hot in full Texas sun. If the deck is shaded and you enjoy maintaining it, cedar. If it faces west and you want to forget about it, composite, and budget for the better frame it needs.
Do I need a permit for a deck?
Usually yes once it is attached to the house or raised above a certain height, and the threshold varies by city. Attachment is the part inspectors care about most, because a ledger fastened wrong is how decks come off houses. We tell you which side your scope lands on at the walk rather than after the footings are in.
How long does a deck take?
Most residential decks are one to two weeks on site once materials are in, plus permit review where it applies. Demo and footings come first, the concrete cures, then framing, decking, rail and stairs. A restoration on a sound frame is faster, often several days.
Do you stain and restore decks as well as build them?
Yes, and it is worth doing before a deck needs replacing rather than after. Restoration is cleaning, sanding back the grey, replacing the boards that are past saving, resetting popped fasteners and re-coating the whole thing. A deck that gets this every few years lasts a great deal longer than one that does not.
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