Up here the deck is the reason people bought the cabin. It is where the coffee happens, where guests end up at sunset, and where the mountain actually gets looked at. It also takes the worst of the weather, which is why so many of ours start as a repair call and turn into a rebuild.
We build new decks, replace failing ones, and fix the parts that give out first. A lot of the time an owner calls about a soft board or a railing that moves, and what is really happening is water has been sitting in the framing for a few seasons. We pull boards and look underneath before we quote anything, because replacing the surface over rotted joists just buys you a year.
What we handle:
North Georgia is hard on wood. Decks here sit under tree cover, stay damp longer after rain, and go through freeze and thaw cycles that open every crack a little wider. Add the shade and you get the mildew and algae that make boards slick by spring. A deck that would last comfortably in flat, sunny country needs more attention at this elevation.
That is why we finish nearly every deck job with a cleaning and a stain. The rebuild is the expensive part. The stain is what keeps you from doing it again.
Our Cherry Log deck rebuild shows the whole arc: faded gray boards and a weathered railing at the start, new rim joist and walkway framing in the middle, then rebuilt stairs and a finished stain across the porch and walkway. The full write-up is in our Cherry Log deck rebuild and staining post.
We take deck work across the North Georgia mountains, plus the nearby corners of western North Carolina and southeast Tennessee. The shaded areas on the map are the ZIP codes we serve. Tap or hover on any area to see the town.
If you are not sure whether yours needs a repair or a rebuild, that is the normal starting point and it is exactly what we look at first. Send photos through the estimate form, including one from underneath if you can get to it, and we can usually tell you which conversation you are in before we ever drive out.
