Deck Building in Cottleville, Missouri

Cottleville homes and this kind of project

Because Cottleville is made up of newer custom and semi-custom homes, the first thing we check for a new deck here is the house rim where the ledger attaches, the slope of the yard and any easement along the back.

The housing stock here: newer custom and semi-custom two-stories and one-and-a-half stories, villa communities, and a handful of older homes in the original village.

Builder decks on newer homes are minimal platforms that owners replace with something properly sized.

Lots, exteriors and approvals in Cottleville

Covered patios, pavilions and screened porches are the favored projects, often with stone, a fireplace and an outdoor kitchen rough-in. Newer subdivisions have active architectural review, and materials usually need to match the house.

New subdivisions in Cottleville mean open lots, no shade and a small patio or deck from the builder. Owners are adding the outdoor space the builder left out: larger decks, roofed patios and privacy from the neighbors behind. HOA approval comes first.

What is included

Our Cottleville deck projects include design drawings, the building permit, HOA submittal documents, utility locates, footings, framing, flashing, decking, stairs, railings, low-voltage lighting if wanted, and haul-off of the old deck.

We take on new deck work across Cottleville, from the Village at Twin Creeks area to neighborhoods along Highway N and Weiss Road and Old Town Cottleville.

What we watch for

When we remove old decks in Cottleville we routinely find ledgers nailed through the siding with no flashing, and rot in the house rim behind them. We repair the rim before the new ledger goes on and show you photos of what was there.

Cottleville properties tend to be larger lots in recently built subdivisions, and that affects how we stage materials, where a framing crew and a finish carpenter park and how debris leaves the site.

Permits and approvals in Cottleville

In Cottleville, a new deck is reviewed by the City of Cottleville. What follows is footing, framing and final inspections.

Since this work shows from outside, also plan on active architectural committees that expect materials to match the house. We prepare that submittal alongside the permit.

Schedule and getting to you

On site, a new deck in Cottleville generally runs one to three weeks.

Cottleville is down I-64 and across on Highway N, a bit over twenty minutes from our Wentzville base. We plan crew days and deliveries around that drive so you get full working days on site.

What moves the price in Cottleville

We price deck building in Cottleville from a site visit, not a square-foot figure. These are the items that change the number.

• Decking material: pressure-treated pine, cedar, composite or PVC.
• Railing type, which can rival the decking in cost: wood, aluminum, cable or glass.

More detail

Our step-by-step method for this work, and the factors that move its price, are laid out on the main deck building page. More about the area is on our Cottleville page.