Deck restoration - Davidson County
Donelson grew up along Lebanon Pike as one of Nashville's early post-war suburbs, mostly red-brick ranch houses, and Hermitage extends that east toward J. Percy Priest Lake, the Corps of Engineers reservoir completed in 1967. Decks here are typically later additions to those ranches: moderate height, attached to brick, and weathered by decades of full sun.
Donelson grew along Lebanon Pike as one of Nashville's early post-war suburbs, mostly red-brick ranch houses, and Hermitage extends east past Andrew Jackson's Hermitage toward J. Percy Priest Lake, completed by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1967. The decks here are mostly later additions: moderate height, attached to brick, and on open lots that take sun all afternoon.
Full sun is the enemy of a clear finish. Pigment is what blocks UV, so on these exposed decks semi-transparent stain outlasts clear sealer, and a surface that has gone grey and rough needs cleaning and brightening before either. Where someone chose a solid stain for the floor, it has usually started to peel and needs stripping.
The brick matters here as it does in Green Hills: hanging a ledger on brick veneer is prohibited under current deck guidance, and it is a common detail on ranch additions, so it is part of every structural check. Sun-cracked boards get replaced, and decks that have worn through get resurfaced.
For homes near Percy Priest, anything on Corps of Engineers shoreline needs a Shoreline Use Permit from the Corps - we restore decks on private property. Fences and pergolas on these larger lots are often done at the same visit. We also work west toward East Nashville.
Deck restoration across Davidson County and northern Williamson County:
Free - No Obligation
Two minutes. We call you back the same day.