Composite deck builder in Simcoe County

On day one, no. A pressure-treated deck is cheaper to build. Over twenty-five years, yes. Wood needs staining every two to three years and board replacements somewhere around year eight to twelve. Composite needs soap and water once a year. Most of our customers tell us they made the decision because they wanted their summer weekends back, not because they ran the math. But the math also works.

All decks get hot in direct sun. Wood, composite, all of it. Lighter composite colours stay noticeably cooler than darker ones. If your deck gets full afternoon sun and you walk on it barefoot, we usually recommend a lighter board colour in the grey or tan range. We’ll walk through this on the estimate visit so you pick the right colour for how your yard actually sits.

Not the boards we install. The premium Trex collections use a wood-grain pattern with shade variation board to board, so the finished deck reads as natural from a few steps back. The cheap composite you might have seen ten years ago does look plastic. The current generation does not. We bring physical samples to your estimate so you can hold them in your hand and decide for yourself.

Most damage is covered by the 25-year manufacturer warranty. If a board fades, splits, or rots within the warranty period, the manufacturer replaces the board. Physical damage from something heavy, like a falling branch, isn’t warrantied but is usually a single-board swap. Because composite boards are interlocking, we can pull one out and put a new one in without tearing up the whole deck.

Yes. That’s one of the main reasons people switch from wood. No splinters, no exposed nail heads, no rough patches where the stain has worn off. The surface is smooth and consistent the entire life of the deck.

Modern composite has a textured surface that grips about the same as wet wood, which is to say be careful when there’s ice or snow on any deck. You can shovel and salt a composite deck just like a wood one. Standard de-icing salt won’t damage the boards. We recommend a plastic shovel rather than metal to keep the surface clean.

Most composite decks take us seven to twelve working days on site. The exact number depends on size, height off the ground, railing complexity, and the weather. We give you a real start date and a real finish date in writing before we begin. If we’re going to miss it, you hear from us first.

Yes. We pull the city permit, draw the engineered plans, and handle the inspection scheduling. The permit fee is itemized on your quote so you know exactly what the city is charging versus what we are charging. Most decks in Simcoe County require a permit. The one exception is decks under twenty-four inches off the ground with no attachment to the house. We’ll tell you which category yours falls into on the estimate visit.