Deck Services in Lewiston and Auburn
Five kinds of deck work around Lewiston and Auburn, each one priced after we have looked at the frame underneath.
- Decks only, start to finish
- Free estimate requests
- 22 towns around Lewiston-Auburn
Which deck service does your house need?
Composite DecksComposite or PVC boards on a frame built for them: joists 16 inches apart, 12 under PVC, tape on every joist. From $15,000 with composite rail.See Composite Decks
Deck RailingsAluminum, cable or composite rail at least 36 inches tall, gaps a 4-inch sphere cannot pass, every post tied into the frame. Priced from a visit.See Deck Railings
Deck RepairLoose stairs, soft boards and rocking rail posts fixed when the frame under them is sound. Priced after a look, never from a list.See Deck Repair
Deck ReplacementThe old deck torn out and hauled off, new footings and a new frame, then boards and rail. Bigger layouts run $100 to $120 per square foot on average.See Deck Replacement
Pressure-Treated DecksThe lowest-cost new deck: ground-contact posts, galvanized or stainless hardware, cut ends treated. About $80 per square foot, nothing under $10,000.See Pressure-Treated Decks
Where do we build decks?
Lewiston, Auburn and the towns around them, 22 in all, across Androscoggin, Oxford, Sagadahoc and Kennebec counties.
How Do We Choose a Deck Material With You?
We choose a deck material with you by asking how long you plan to stay and how much upkeep you will accept, then checking what the house wall and the yard allow. For most owner-occupied houses around Lewiston and Auburn our answer is composite; for a tight budget or a rental's back stair, it is treated wood.
Composite decks start at $15,000 with composite rail and skip the staining for good. TimberTech says it does not recommend painting or staining its decking, so plan on living with the color you pick.
PVC is the all-plastic member of that family: TimberTech describes it as polyvinyl chloride with no wood pulp in it. We face-screw and plug PVC boards because PVC moves, and we tighten the joists under it to 12 inches on center.
Pressure-treated decks average about $80 per square foot, the least a new deck costs up front, with nothing new built under $10,000. Viance's TreatedWood.com says treated boards are usually ready for a first stain about 60 days after they go down, then want a coat of water-repellent sealer every two years or sooner.
Both materials sit on the same kind of frame: footings 4 feet down, joists with tape on top, and a ledger fastened to the house with bolts and flashing. A bigger or more complex layout in either material runs $100 to $120 per square foot on average.
Should Your Old Deck Be Repaired or Replaced?
Your old deck should be replaced when it nears 20 years, has been patched one board at a time, or has gone soft in the frame, and repaired when the frame below the damage still holds. We decide that under the deck, not from the lawn, and we show you the joist or the ledger that settled it.
Deck repair keeps a good frame in service: stairs and stringers rebuilt, soft boards swapped, a loose rail post anchored again. It has no price list, because the number of bad parts, the height and how well old boards can be matched set the cost.
Deck replacement takes the old deck down to the ground, sets new footings and builds a new frame before a single board goes on. We will not lay new boards on a frame that is done, since framing is the cheapest share of a deck and the part everything rests on.
Deck railings can be replaced on their own when the deck under them is sound, in aluminum, cable or composite. Under the 2021 IRC, enforced in Maine from April 7, 2025, any deck surface over 30 inches above grade must have a guard of 36 inches or more.
Not sure which one your deck needs? Pick "Replace my old deck" or "A repair" on the estimate request, and we will settle it at the visit.
Which deck should your house get?
Tell us the town and what stands at the back door now. We look at the frame first, then put the scope and the price in writing.