Deck Repair in Port Perry, ON

Finding and Fixing Rot in Lakeside Decks

Rot on a lakeside deck rarely starts where you can see it. Water sits on top of the joists under the boards, collects where the ledger meets the house and wicks up into posts that stand on damp ground. The surface can look fine for years while the framing goes soft. By the time a board feels spongy underfoot, the joist under it is often in worse shape.

On a Port Perry deck, Pedro probes the framing first. He checks every post base, the joist ends, the ledger connection and the stair stringers, which soak up a lot of water and get overlooked. Anything soft gets replaced rather than covered over. Where the old framing is solid, deck board replacement can go ahead, and we lay joist tape along the tops of the joists first so water doesn't sit on the wood.

Cottage decks get the hardest treatment of all. They sit under snow all winter with nobody clearing them, then stay wet through a slow spring melt. If yours is close to the water or sits low to the ground, ask a deck contractor about composite boards or wider spacing for airflow. New boards usually cost $15 to $30 each, depending on the material. If the frame is past saving, we'll say so and price a rebuild instead.

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.