
Patios & Decks
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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Small, steep and right on the water — I know the roads down there.
Volente is tiny and it is nearly all lakeside, which makes it a specific kind of job. Steep lots, houses on multiple levels, decks and stairs that step down toward the water, and access that is often the hardest part of the whole day.
That access question is why some trades will not quote out here. It does not put me off, but it is why I will always come and look before pricing anything on a Volente lot — the same repair on a flat lot and on a lot with forty steps down to it are not the same job, and I would rather tell you that up front.
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 doors, baseboard and crown, built-ins, framing and repairs — the finish carpentry that makes a house feel finished.
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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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It is not a problem, it is a factor. Steps and tight access change how long everything takes and sometimes what tools I can get down there. I will look first and put the real number in writing rather than guess low and revise.
Yes. Timber facing the water takes the worst of the sun and the damp, so I cut out and replace what has gone rather than patching over it, and I check the fixings while I am there — that is usually what fails first.
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.