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Deck repair in the Grand Rapids area

Board replacement, wobbly railings, gate fixes, staining and sealing.

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What usually goes wrong

  • Boards that feel soft or springy to walk on
  • A railing that moves when you lean on it
  • Screws and nails backing out of the surface
  • Gray, splintering lumber that used to be brown
  • A gate that has dropped and won't latch
  • Steps that flex more than they should

What this covers

  • Board replacement
  • Railing repair
  • Staining and sealing
  • Gate and fence repair

How we do it

  1. Probe for rot before quoting

    Soft boards are the visible part. We check the joists and ledger underneath, because replacing a board over a rotten joist is money wasted.

  2. Start with the railing if it moves

    A loose railing is the actual safety issue on most decks. It goes first, regardless of what the deck looks like.

  3. Replace boards and fasteners together

    New boards go down with proper exterior fasteners. Reusing old nail holes is how you end up back where you started.

  4. Sand before any finish

    Stain on top of gray, weathered lumber doesn't last. The surface has to come back to clean wood first.

  5. Stain or seal when the weather allows

    West Michigan gives a real window for this. Too cold or too damp and the finish won't cure properly, so sometimes the honest answer is to wait.

Questions worth asking

Repair or rebuild?
If the frame and posts are sound, repair is usually far cheaper. If the structure has gone, patching the surface is throwing money at it — and we'll say so.
When is the right time to stain?
Dry lumber and mild weather. In Michigan that means late spring through early fall. New pressure-treated lumber also needs to dry out first.
Do you work on composite decking?
Yes, for board replacement and railing work. Matching older composite can be difficult if the line has been discontinued.

Who does the work

Andy Wiltjer and Scott Dykstra
It's both of us on every job. No subcontractors.
Insured, certificate on request
Ask and we'll send a certificate of insurance before work starts.
If we open it up and it's worse than the photo showed
We stop and give you a new number before we keep going. You will never see an invoice you have not already agreed to.

What it costs

Every job is priced on its own. Text or email a photo of what you're looking at and we can usually give you a number without coming out — for bigger jobs we'll come and see it properly first.

You get the price before we start, not after.

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Where we work

Anywhere within about 20 miles of Grandville, from Allendale across to Ada and from Comstock Park down to Byron Center. If you're just outside that, ask — we often say yes.

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Need help with deck repair?

Call or text — we answer our own phone.

616-318-2498