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Deck Builders in Collingwood and the Blue Mountains
Deck Builders in Collingwood and the Blue Mountains- We put deck design first in any project. Our customer in this case knew he wanted a show deck that looked as good from the water as it did on the platform. Andy was a doctor nearing retirement and the plan was to build a cottage for his retirement years. The deck would obviously be somewhere that he and his family would spend a lot of time on. There is nothing quite like a view of the water on a very sloped lot.
We created 2 or 3 deck design concepts for Andy, he chose his favorite.. then we carried on preparations for the deck build.
Deck Permit Plans in Collingwood
Deck permit plans in Collingwood have become more than difficult to obtain. Gone are the days that you could sketch your deck on paper and add a few specifications. Deck Builders have to create plans that range from 6 to 120 pages depending on what type of deck you are building and put it in a digital format to even apply for permits.
Deck Permit plans in Collingwood have to include a survey, elevations, sections and layouts. If you are using helical footings you will need pre-engineering to apply for Deck Permits. Any premanufactured products like privacy screens or guard rails or composite decking will need to include engineering as well as CCMC documentation.
When it comes to hand rails, a custom red cedar rail like in this deck, bank on about 3k in engineering certification to apply for your deck permit plans in Collingwood.
Deck Builders in Blue Mountain
Deck builders in Blue Mountain obviously have to gain approval from their clients as well as the building department. The little known fact is that to build a deck it should also meet the expectation of your neighbors as well. If your deck design doesn’t meet with the accepted style and look, you may get flak from neighbors as well.
Whenever we design decks in Blue Mountain we make it fit. It can be outrageously different, or more modest but the attention to detail and level of quality exceeds expectations of your neighbors and the building department.
If you want to see more of our decks, we have migrated much of our portfolio of decks to our second site – Designersdecks
Deck Builders in Collingwood, Blue Mountain and Thornbury – Building Durable Decks
Deck Builders in Collingwood have to build for the harsh climate and a long useful lifetime. Anyone can build a deck that looks good after a year of use with these modern composites and PVC decking, but what will it look like in 10 or 20 years?
Blue Mountain decks get a lot of snow. Many of our customers in Thornbury claim to have had 8′ of snow on the deck in the past few years. Deck design specifications need to consider this–but building code in Collingwood and Thornbury is a minimum standard. We build for maximum durability.
All our high quality decks include 12″ centers, 2×10 framing and flashing tape on all beams and joists. We want you walking safely on your deck 25 years from now.
Metal Framing for Decks in Collingwood and the Blue Mountains
Metal Framing for Decks in Collingwood and the Blue Mountains may be something that you think makes sense, however it has only been used a few years. There are many factors that could subvert your plans for your metal framed deck lasting decades or more.
Our Designer used to work on cars. Did you know that if you park your car on a lawn for a couple of years, your floor may be hanging on your brake lines? Metal does not last forever.
There are barns in the Collingwood area that have been standing after 100 years of use. (framed with wood and clad with wood)
The quality of pressure treated lumber has been our biggest issue over the last few years. The mills seem to have forgotten how to do their jobs all of a sudden. For this reason many less talented builders have moved to steel framing because steel joists are all perfectly straight. It takes the artistry out of building a perfectly flat deck.
The early metal decks creaked at every step and were not as rigid as our wood decks. They have moved to painted steel and heavier guage materials lately. When it comes to decks, the space between the decking and joists, rim joist where the deck connects to the house and at the rim joist and blocking are spots that tend to hold water.
When you screw decking to the joists the connection holes do not seal. I have little faith that the joists won’t rot around the fasteners over time… which will result in loose boards.
They give you end cut paint to seal where you cut the joists, but, water that gets into the joists will come in contact with unpainted, and often ungalvanized material. That means, like an old Volvo with a boxed frame, these will likely rot from the inside out.
We will not be using steel to frame decks until we have a decade or so of in field durability testing to rely on.
