Attachment done properly
Or a freestanding structure where the house cannot safely carry it. We will tell you which before you sign anything.
Jackson · Hinds County
Jackson has the oldest housing stock in the metro. That makes for better-looking houses than anything built since, and it makes the connection between a new deck and an old house the thing that has to be right.
What is different in Jackson
The most common serious failure on a residential deck is not the boards giving way. It is the ledger — the board bolting the whole structure to the house — pulling away from the wall, and it takes the deck and everyone standing on it with it.
On homes in Belhaven, Fondren, Eastover and the older streets around them, that connection is where the care goes. We need to know what is actually behind the siding before anything is fastened to it, whether previous work was done properly, and whether the wall can carry the load at all. Sometimes the honest answer is to build the deck freestanding on its own posts and not touch the house. That costs a little more and it is occasionally the only responsible option.
The City of Jackson issues residential permits for accessory structures including decks, with fees assessed on construction valuation. We file it.
What we build in Jackson
Older houses also deserve materials that do not fight their character.
Or a freestanding structure where the house cannot safely carry it. We will tell you which before you sign anything.
Replacing a failing porch or deck on an older home, including the demolition and haul-off of whatever is there now.
Composite in colours that sit with painted timber and brick rather than shouting over it, and TruExterior trim, which is rated for ground and masonry contact where older detailing puts wood too close to grade.
Filed and inspected as part of the job.
Not sure what suits a house with some age to it? The What We Build page covers how composite compares with the pressure-treated pine most older Jackson decks were built from, and why the cheapest deck to build is the most expensive one to own.
The Flowood showroom is a short drive from most of Jackson, and there is no substitute for standing on the boards before you choose them. The showroom is at 3010 Lakeland Cove, Suite I‑2 in Flowood, by appointment only — we book one at a time so you have the floor to yourself.
Bring your questions to the showroom, or we'll come measure your yard first. Either way it's free, and you'll leave knowing what things actually cost.