Deck & Porch Building in Roswell, GA

Deck & Porch Building for Roswell homes

Roswell's population multiplied between 1970 and 2000, and the housing records that growth. Martin's Landing and Brookfield Country Club date mostly to the late 1970s; Horseshoe Bend, Saddle Creek, Loch Highland and Wildwood Springs filled in through the 1980s; Barrington Farms and Edenwilde followed in the 1990s. Much of that stock is wood-sided or wood-trimmed, with cedar, hardboard and brick fronts, and the rolling ground that falls toward the river and the creeks gives many lots a slope and a walk-out basement. Older still is the historic district: the Mill Village around Sloan Street, where some millworker housing dates to the 1850s, and the blocks along Canton Street and Mimosa Boulevard, with old wood, plaster and many layers of earlier paint. Newer infill townhomes, such as Harlow and Ashbury, are the exception rather than the rule. For painting and remodeling that adds up to a lot of carpentry before paint, decks and siding at replacement age, and kitchens and baths on their first or second remodel.

Areas we work in Roswell

• Martin's Landing
• Horseshoe Bend
• Brookfield Country Club
• Barrington Farms
• Saddle Creek
• Mill Village

Near Bulloch Hall, Barrington Hall, Roswell Mill ruins and the Vickery Creek trails and across the rest of Roswell.

Deck & Porch Building on Roswell houses

Many Roswell decks are original to 1980s houses, built off the back on sloped lots and often a full story above grade. In Horseshoe Bend, Martin's Landing and the neighborhoods along the creeks, owners want them rebuilt bigger, with wider stairs, better railing or a covered porch over part of the footprint. Shade and leaf litter keep the wood damp, so the old deck is usually at the end of its life rather than due for a refresh. Replacement means new footings, framing and boards, and owners under heavy tree cover often choose composite decking to cut down on cleaning and staining.

What usually gets missed

The most important piece on an older raised deck is how it attaches to the house. Decks of that era were often nailed to the rim without flashing, and water behind the ledger rots the house framing as well as the deck. We pull the old ledger, inspect the rim joist, and flash and bolt the new connection. On steep lots, footing depth and post size matter more, so those are checked against the real height before the design is final.