Deck Building in St. Charles, Missouri

St. Charles homes and this kind of project

Our first visit for a new deck in St. Charles 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 everything from 1800s brick to 1990s subdivisions were put together.

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.

On an old house a rear deck should sit quietly behind the architecture, and in a district it needs review.

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 builds we use hot-dipped galvanized or stainless connectors rated for treated lumber, joist tape on every framing member and hidden fasteners on composite, so the surface is clean and the frame is protected.

We take on new deck work across St. Charles, from Historic Main Street to Frenchtown and New Town at St. Charles.

What we watch for

When we remove old decks in St. Charles 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.

Site logistics matter: St. Charles has tight historic blocks near the river and ordinary suburban lots farther west, so we agree with you where a framing crew and a finish carpenter will park, store material and carry out debris.

Permits and approvals in St. Charles

For a new deck at a St. Charles address, the paperwork goes to the City of St. Charles. Expect footing, framing and final inspections.

Exterior work in St. Charles can also involve historic preservation review in the old districts, 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 St. Charles, once permits and materials are in hand.

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

• Railing type, which can rival the decking in cost: wood, aluminum, cable or glass.
• Shape, levels, built-in seating, lighting and under-deck drainage.

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 St. Charles page.