
Patios & Decks
Cedar and composite decks, pergolas and shade covers, patio framing, stairs, railings and repairs — built to stand up to the Texas sun.
See what's includedLago Vista, TX
North shore — weekend places, full-time homes, and a lot of sun-beaten timber.
Lago Vista is the north shore of Lake Travis and it is two populations in one town: people who live here full time, and weekend and second homes that sit empty for stretches.
Second homes generate a particular list. Things go wrong while nobody is there to notice, and the owner arrives on a Friday to find them. I am used to working from a list sent ahead, letting myself in, getting through it and reporting back with photographs — several people out here leave me a key and a list rather than take a day off to meet me.
The other constant here is sun. Decks, railings, exterior doors and trim on this side of the lake age fast, and catching timber before it goes soft is the difference between a repair and a replacement.
I look at the job, then put the scope and the price in writing before anything starts. The quote is free, you pay nothing to get one, and if I find something unexpected behind the wall you hear about it before I carry on.
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Cedar and composite decks, pergolas and shade covers, patio framing, stairs, railings and repairs — built to stand up to the Texas sun.
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Interior repaints, exterior and trim, cabinets and doors, and the prep — patching, caulking, sanding — that's the actual difference between a good paint job and a bad one.
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The honey-do list, handled: sticking doors, caulking, mounting, weatherproofing, small fixes and seasonal upkeep — one dependable handyman for all of it.
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Regularly. Send the list ahead, sort out access with me, and I will work through it and send you photographs of what I found and what I did. If I hit something you did not know about, you get a call before I carry on.
Worse than most people expect, and it is gradual enough that you stop seeing it. Boards go grey, then soft, then the fixings let go. Caught early it is a clean and refinish; left long enough it is new timber.
Send a few photos and I'll tell you what it takes. Free written estimates across Leander, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Round Rock and the towns nearby.