Composite & PVC Decks in St. Charles, Missouri

St. Charles homes and this kind of project

Because St. Charles is made up of everything from 1800s brick to 1990s subdivisions, the first thing we check for a composite deck here is joist spacing, ledger flashing and footing depth on any frame we might reuse.

The housing stock here: nineteenth-century brick in the historic core, early twentieth-century bungalows and four-squares in midtown, postwar ranches, 1980s to 2000s subdivisions to the west and south, and New Town's neo-traditional homes.

Composite can suit an old house if the color and rail are chosen with restraint.

Lots, exteriors and approvals in St. Charles

Historic district properties need approval for exterior changes, including windows, siding, porches and sometimes paint colors. Wood porch restoration is common. Elsewhere, decks, patio covers and siding replacement are the routine exterior jobs.

A front porch is part of the architecture of an older St. Charles house, and rebuilding one means matching column profiles, railing heights and beadboard ceilings, often under historic review. Rear decks and porches have more freedom, but we still design them to suit the house.

What is included

On St. Charles resurfacing jobs we document the frame inspection with photos: footing depth where we can verify it, ledger attachment, joist condition and spacing. You see what we see before deciding.

We take on composite deck work across St. Charles, from New Town at St. Charles to midtown St. Charles and the Highway 94 South corridor.

What we watch for

Older St. Charles deck frames were often built at twenty-four-inch joist spacing, which no composite manufacturer allows. Adding joists between the existing ones is routine for us.

St. Charles properties tend to be tight historic blocks near the river and ordinary suburban lots farther west, and that affects how we stage materials, where deck carpenters park and how debris leaves the site.

Permits and approvals in St. Charles

In St. Charles, a composite deck is reviewed by the City of St. Charles. What follows is a permit and inspections when the frame, stairs or guards change.

Since this work shows from outside, also plan on historic preservation review in the old districts. We prepare that submittal alongside the permit.

Schedule and getting to you

Most St. Charles clients see one to three weeks of construction for a composite deck.

St. Charles is about half an hour east on I-70, or along Highway 370 to the north side 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 St. Charles

We price composite & pvc decks in St. Charles from a site visit, not a square-foot figure. These are the items that change the number.

• New frame versus resurfacing a sound existing frame.
• Railing system and linear footage.

More detail

Our step-by-step method for this work, and the factors that move its price, are laid out on the main composite & pvc decks page. More about the area is on our St. Charles page.