Decks in Somerville, MA
Custom decks built to outlast the weather
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Decks for Somerville Homes
Given minimal setbacks, shared access, and street conditions that make staging and dust control part of the plan rather than an afterthought, laying out a deck in Somerville is rarely as simple as a rectangle off the back door. Grade, ledge, and tree cover all shape where the structure can go and how the stairs have to land.
A deck is a structure, not a surface. Footings below frost, a ledger flashed properly into the house, and guardrails that meet code - get those right and the decking material is the fun part.
What Somerville Properties Actually Need
- The housing stock here
- Two and three-family houses sit within a few feet of each other, so a wall that needs work is often unreachable without the abutter s cooperation.
- Working on the site
- One of the densest street grids in New England means deliveries are timed and staged rather than dropped.
- Permits and inspections
- The city enforces street occupancy rules strictly, and staging or containers need a permit with dates.
What Goes Wrong in Greater Boston
Rot at the ledger
An unflashed ledger sends water into the band joist. It is the most dangerous deck failure there is, and it is completely hidden.
Unpermitted work
A deck built without a permit and footing inspection becomes a problem at closing when you sell - and sometimes a safety issue long before that.
Frost heave
Footings that stop short of frost depth lift and drop every winter until the deck is visibly out of level and pulling at the house.
Decks Services We Provide in Somerville
- Composite, cedar, and pressure-treated decking
- Stairs, railings, and built-in benches
- Ground-level and elevated decks
- Custom deck design and layout
- Deck repair, re-decking, and structural reinforcement
- Multi-level decks and landings
How Your Somerville Project Runs
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Free Estimate
Call us and we come out to your property, walk the job with you, and put real numbers on paper - no cost, no obligation.
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Scope & Timeline
We agree on the exact scope, materials, and a clear start-to-finish timeline before a single tool comes off the truck.
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We Build It
Our own carpenters do the work - framing, roofing, windows, decks. One crew, one point of contact, no subcontractor roulette.
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Final Walkthrough
We walk the finished job with you and don't call it done until you say it is. Site left clean.
If you want a deck in Somerville that’s still level in fifteen years, call (508) 598-8704 and we’ll walk the yard with you.
Questions
Decks in Somerville - FAQ
Yes - Somerville is part of our regular service area. We're based at 190 Bolton St, Unit 11, Marlborough, MA 01752, and decks is one of the 8 services we handle in-house.
- (508) 598-8704
- 190 Bolton St, Unit 11, Marlborough, MA 01752
- @ofirconstruction
- Serving all of Massachusetts
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