Serving the greater Tampa Bay area

Deck Repair and Resurfacing in Tampa

A Tampa deck lives outside through August. Rain most afternoons, sun the rest of the year, and boards that go soft and gray sooner than anybody plans for. Most people call me because a board finally gave underfoot, or the railing wobbles when you lean on it, or the whole thing looks tired next to a house they just had painted.

I'm Ricky Powers. I've been working on homes in Tampa Bay for 30+ years, and I still walk every job myself. When you call, you talk to me.

What we do on a deck

We work on the deck you already have, and we build low ones that sit right on the ground.

Board replacement. A few soft ones, or the whole walking surface.
Resurfacing. New decking over a frame that's still sound underneath.
Railing repair and replacement, including the loose post everybody in the house has learned to avoid.
Sanding, cleaning, and refinishing, so the wood stops handing out splinters.
Gates that sag, stick, or won't latch.
Screen repair on a porch or lanai that's already there.
Low decks that sit on the ground, built new.

What we don't take on

Raised and elevated decks, structural framing and footings, and decks that tie into the house are outside what we do right now. If that's your project, tell me on the phone. You'll get a straight no in the first two minutes instead of losing a week waiting on a quote.

Why Tampa decks go early

Water, mostly. Pressure-treated pine moves a lot in this climate, and once the finish gives up, the boards drink every afternoon storm and bake dry by dinner. That cycle is what cups them and works the fasteners loose.

The other one is drainage. If the grade pushes water back under the deck instead of away from it, the boards stay damp and the frame goes before the surface does. That's the case where resurfacing is money down a hole, and I'd rather say so than sell it to you.

The yards we see around Tampa

Over in Seminole Heights, Hyde Park, and Tampa Heights the lots are older and the trees are big, so decks sit in shade and stay damp. The boards go soft in patches long before the frame does. That's usually a resurfacing job.

Out in New Tampa and Westchase the sun does the damage instead. Gray boards, chalky rails, a finish that quit two summers ago. Different problem, different fix. We start by looking at yours.

One crew, and a straight answer

You won't get handed off. The same crew that pulls the old boards lays the new ones and sweeps up on the last day. And if your deck is further gone than a repair will fix, you'll hear it from me before you spend anything on it.