New Melle homes and this kind of project
Our first visit for a new deck in New Melle is spent on the house rim where the ledger attaches, the slope of the yard and any easement along the back, which tells us how custom homes on wooded acreage and horse properties were put together.
The housing stock here: custom homes on acreage from the 1980s onward, older farmhouses, and newer estate construction.
Open ground means wind load and view, and diagonal bracing on anything tall.
Lots, exteriors and approvals in New Melle
Decks and porches here are about the view. Wooded sites keep wood damp, so we recommend composite or PVC with rot-proof trim. Setbacks from septic fields and wells shape where structures can sit.
Open land around New Melle means wind. Roofed structures need engineered hold-downs and bracing, and tall decks need diagonal bracing that suburban decks sometimes skip. The views usually justify the effort.
What is included
Our New Melle 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 New Melle, from Auden Meadow to the New Melle Lakes area and horse properties along Highway D and Highway Z.
What we watch for
When we remove old decks in New Melle 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.
New Melle properties tend to be hilly, wooded parcels served by well and septic, 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 New Melle
The City of New Melle or St. Charles County is where we file for a new deck in New Melle, and the job will see footing, framing and final inspections.
Exterior work in New Melle can also involve county setbacks from wells and septic fields, and we put that package together for you.
Schedule and getting to you
Plan on one to three weeks of site work for a new deck in New Melle, once permits and materials are in hand.
From our Wentzville base, New Melle is south from Wentzville on Highway Z, under twenty minutes. That is close enough that your project lead can stop by most days.
What our deck building looks like
Photographs from jobs we have built. We do not label photographs by town, so these may or may not be near New Melle; they are here so you can judge the standard of finish before we meet.
What moves the price in New Melle
We price deck building in New Melle from a site visit, not a square-foot figure. These are the items that change the number.
- Height off the ground. Taller decks need more post, bracing, stair and railing.
- Decking material: pressure-treated pine, cedar, composite or PVC.
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 New Melle page.
Deck Building in New Melle: common questions
How long does a new deck take in New Melle?
One to three weeks of construction for most decks. In New Melle, permit review by the City of New Melle or St. Charles County and material lead times affect the start date more than our calendar does.
Do I need approval beyond a permit for a new deck in New Melle?
Possibly. In New Melle you may be dealing with county setbacks from wells and septic fields. City or county approval and private approval are separate, and we prepare both submittals and wait for written approval before ordering materials.
How high can a deck be without a railing?
Guards are required once the walking surface is more than thirty inches above grade. We often recommend them lower than that where there is a drop to a slope.
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