A deck can add value, functionality, and more usable outdoor space for any homeowner. Decks can big as big as a swimming-pool surround, multi-tiered with lots of stairs, or cantilevered to create an outdoor area where there wasn’t one before. Or decks can be a simple installation that is small enough for a stoop outside the garage door or a place to park a grill outside the kitchen door. Whatever type of structure you have, want, or envision, a deck adds more than value to your home; a deck adds value to your time outside your home.

Do I build a deck?

It’s important to remember that decks are built to be permanent structures and many times are physically attached and structurally reliant on the building that they are attached to. Local permits will typically be required to start construction or to repair, rebuild, or reconfigure an existing deck structure. You can depend on building inspections to be performed on the deck structure as well. For a deck to be long lasting, enjoyable, and most importantly safe, a professional deck builder like Designs Unlimited should be your first consultation.

Not a weekend job.

Decks don’t look complicated to build, do they? The plan can be straightforward enough to eyeball the progress of the project. The lumber is readily available at any lumberyard or home improvement store, the tools are common to the average handyman, and you can always get your buddy or brother-in-law to help you nail the thing together, right? But what happens when you pile all your friends, relatives, and countrymen onto the deck for the next July 4^th blowout? Your deck can be a catastrophe waiting to happen if it wasn’t designed, planned, and built by professionals who know the use and abuse a deck gets.

A poorly constructed or maintained deck is easy to spot, though. Decks are typically outdoor structures, and being outdoors all year long can cause a deck to wear and weather rapidly. And that’s just the cosmetics. When rafters begin to sag and stairs begin to wobble, a badly built deck will betray its inadequacies to even the most inexperienced of us. When it comes time to put your house on the market, get estimated by real estate agents, and evaluated (alright, judged) by potential buyers, will your poorly constructed or maintained deck sink your asking price or even torpedo the sale?

Call a professional.

Designs Unlimited Painting and Carpentry is an independently owned, fully insured and licensed company specializing in residential interior and exterior painting, carpentry and renovations including deck construction. Designs Unlimited has been servicing homeowners in Westchester and Fairfield counties for more than two decades. As the undisputed leader in restoration of period homes, interior decorators, designers and architects have turned to us as a resource for designing and constructing their projects and solving their most difficult problems. Let Designs Unlimited give you a deck that will pay off for you with years of enjoyment while adding resale value when it comes time to sell.