Deck Repair in Courtice, ON

Big Backyard Decks on Established Courtice Streets

Behind the established homes, a deck built with a 1980s or 1990s house has been through decades of Ontario winters if it's original. Posts set straight into the ground or in shallow holes are the first thing we check. Rot starts where wood meets soil or concrete, and frost can heave a footing that wasn't set deep enough, which shows up as a sag or a stair that no longer lines up.

Railings deserve a hard look on any deck that sits high off the yard. Posts that were notched and bolted to the rim joist tend to loosen as the bolts wear the wood around them. A railing that moves under your hand should be fixed before anyone leans on it at a barbecue. Deck railing repair can be as simple as through-bolting a loose post, while full replacement runs about $20 to $50 per linear foot.

On a big deck, the repair-or-rebuild question comes down to the framing. If the joists and ledger are solid, new decking and railings can give you years more for a fraction of a rebuild. If they've gone soft, starting over is the better use of your money, and as a deck builder Pedro starts a rebuild with proper footings. A rebuild on a small deck starts around $3,000, and a larger one costs more. Pedro will come by and put the options in writing either way.

Pedro handles deck repairs, board replacement, railings and new deck builds. For how he approaches deck repair in general, see our deck repair & building page.