Your #1 Choice for Residential Deck Building in Franklin, TN
Deck Contractor in Williamson County!
A new custom built deck in Franklin is a great way to improve your home and take your outdoor space to the next level. Decks are such an important part of our outdoor living areas. We want to make sure our decks endure, so we build them with quality materials and craftsmanship. We create unique decks for our unique clients.
There are many ways we can make your deck blend seamlessly with your home. We want to understand exactly what it is you want and design accordingly. We want to utilize the most effective building techniques of today. From the foundation up, we strive to build every deck structurally sound.
Franklin Refined Decks & Porches can lead the way whether you're on a mission to build a deck, pergola, gazebo, porch, walkway, or any other outdoor structure.
Options For Your Residential Deck
When it comes to deciding on a deck layout, and look you want to decide which material you'd like to use. Here are some of the options people choose for their custom residential decks.
- Pressure-treated Wood: Among the various types of decking, pressure treated lumber is one of the common types. Pressure-treated lumber is treated with various chemicals to promote a longer life, like insecticides and anti-rot properties. It's generally easy to find, and easy to work with making it one of the more affordable deck options. Also, if you don't care for the color of your natural wood, it allows you to stain it to give you color options. Pressure-treated wood does require regular maintenance, but with good care such as pressure washing, re-staining, and sanding you can extend it's life.
- Cedar Decking: In general, people see cedar decking as a higher quality product when compared to pressure-treated lumber. Cedar has natural tannins, which help it to resist bugs, and rot. If you're going with cedar, make sure you go with heartwood cedar. Heartwood cedar is cut from the center of the tree and is more dense than others cedars. Like pressure-treated wood, cedar will require some regular maintenance, but if you take care of it you'll get a longer lasting deck than with pressure treated lumber.
- Composite Decking: Composite decking is a go to material that gives you color options combined with long lasting weather resistance. Composite decking is basically different materials combined together to create a long lasting product. Low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, natural wood, rice hulls, and other combinations of materials are generally what goes into composite decking. Composite comes in a wide variety of color options. Some brands also use lots of recycled materials in their products making it a more environmentally friendly option. Composite decking material is great on many levels including, low maintenance, stands up well to abuse, doesn't splinter or warp, and doesn't require staining or paining.
- Hardwoods: Ipe, teak, and even mahogany are some of the hardwoods that can be used for decking. Some are at the high end of the decking price range, but can make long lasting beautiful decks. Hardwoods can provide a high level of style and elegance for your backyard.
Style Options- Contemporary: Less is more, sleek design, basic shapes with clean lines and some new and interesting materials for your contemporary deck.
- Colonial: Symmetrical design, classical architecture, with some white moulded rails can provide a colonial deck.
- Traditional: Do you like a cottage style that embraces decoration? Chamfered combined with octagons help to soften sharp corners. Consider using routered rail caps with trim moldings to get some timeless charm.
- Costal: Miss that costal feel in middle Tennessee? Consider adding a costal style deck to your backyard with some gray composite decking or cedar with white railings.
What Do You Need?
Space that Feels Good.
We want your deck to feel perfect and meet your desires. Add usable space to your property by building a deck that will create the "feel" you're looking for. If you are considering adding a deck to your home, allow Franklin Refined the opportunity to meet your needs.
Quality Materials
From composite to real wood, we strive to create quality decks that will stand the test of time. As we stated previously, your decking material can be one of the biggest decisions for your new custom deck. The materials you choose will have a large impact on the look, feel, and time you get from your new deck.
Deck Wood Replacement
Deck looking dingy? Don't need a "new" deck, but could use a refurbish? Talk to us about bringing life back into your current deck with board replacement or refinishing. Take advantage of our deck repair services, and have some peace of mind.
Outdoor Seating
Do you need to increase your outdoor seating for your space? Let us provide you a free quote! Bring your back yard gatherings a fresh look and feel. Outdoor seating that's available and ready for use can be refreshing and comforting. There are many options for outdoor built in seating.
Have you considered creating an outdoor fire pit with built in seating? It can be a wonderful way to add character to your backyard!
Need Some Deck Ideas?
There are SO MANY ways to build your new deck.
Here's a basic raised level deck attached to a home.
This is your standard deck attached to your raised level back door. These decks are often made from pressure treated wood, then stained or treated for color and weather.
Basic Deck with Storage Underneath
If you want to store things that can handle some weather, consider building in walls on your deck, and allow us to add a door for access. This is a nice way to add some storage while having your deck built.
Build an open area deck with a pergola.
This is a great way to add outdoor entertaining to your space. Adding a pergola to your deck can add shade on those hot summer days, as well as a beautiful addition to your home.
