Deck restoration - Davidson County
East Nashville has some of the oldest housing in the city - Edgefield dates to the 1800s, Lockeland Springs was a streetcar suburb, and Inglewood was built out mostly in the 1920s and 30s. That means small back decks and porches added to old houses over several decades, often by different hands, and the connection to the house is where the trouble usually is.
East Nashville holds some of the city's oldest residential streets. The Edgefield Historic District has buildings dating back to the 1850s, Lockeland Springs was listed on the National Register as an intact streetcar-era suburb, and Inglewood filled in mostly during the 1920s and 30s. Almost none of those houses were built with a deck. What is out back was added later, often more than once, and the connection to an old house - the ledger, the rim it bolts to, the flashing above it - is where we find the most problems.
Small decks and porches mean small square footage but a lot of detail. Typically: a check of the ledger and framing, a few rotten or split boards replaced, and stripping where an old deck or porch floor was painted. Then cleaning and a semi-transparent stain, or a clear sealer under shade trees. When the surface is beyond patching, resurfacing over a sound frame. Privacy fences on these tight lots are a frequent add-on.
From Five Points and Gallatin Avenue out toward Shelby Park and the Shelby Bottoms Greenway, lots are narrow and neighbours are close, so we protect plants, siding and fences while cleaning. North of here we work in Madison and Old Hickory, and east across the river toward Donelson.
Deck restoration across Davidson County and northern Williamson County:
Free - No Obligation
Two minutes. We call you back the same day.