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Customer Service: (253) 677-0290
Proudly Serving Bonney Lake, Tacoma, Bellevue, Seattle, Federal Way, And The Surrounding Areas
Decks Restore is a licensed, bonded and insured deck builder serving Bonney Lake, WA and the surrounding Plateau communities. We build new decks, resurface and repair existing ones, and install composite decking, porcelain deck pavers, louvered roofs, acrylic patio covers and fences. Every project stays with our own crews under a single point of contact, and every quote is a fixed written price delivered before any work begins.
Bonney Lake sits roughly 650 feet up on the Plateau, which means your deck contends with conditions a deck three hundred feet below in the Puyallup Valley never sees. Wind comes off Lake Tapps. The wet season runs from October well into May. North-facing yards shaded by second-growth fir hold moisture long after the rain stops. We have been building in these conditions since 2011, and the failures we get called out to repair are remarkably consistent: ledger boards installed without flashing, framing sized for a flat lot rather than a sloped one, and surface boards that were never rated for this much standing water.
That experience shapes how we quote. Before anyone talks about material or color, we look at how the lot drains, how high the deck sits above grade, what the framing beneath an existing structure is actually doing, and how you intend to use the space once it is finished. A deck built for a household that hosts twenty people every August is not the same deck as one built for two chairs and morning coffee. Pricing them the same way serves neither homeowner.
We are locally owned and operated, and every phase stays with our own crews. Design, permit drawings, framing, decking, railings and the final walkthrough are handled by the same team, so there is no subcontractor to point at when a question comes up. That is the main reason our projects finish on the schedule we gave you, and the reason we are comfortable putting a fixed written price in front of you before the first board is cut.
Enjoy A Premium Deck Building Service With These Upgrades:
From a new composite deck behind a Tehaleh home to a rebuilt waterfront landing on Lake Tapps, our crews handle every stage in house. No subcontracted framing, no handoffs between trades, and no gaps in accountability.
We build new decks in Bonney Lake from the footings up, sizing the structure to your lot, its slope and the way your household actually uses the yard. Framing is engineered to the International Residential Code with Washington State amendments, and you choose the walking surface, whether composite, cedar, pressure-treated or porcelain paver, before we order a single board.
New Deck Construction →
When the walking surface has gone soft but the posts and beams underneath still check out, replacement gives you a new deck without paying for a full teardown. We strip the old boards, inspect every joist, sister or swap whatever has failed, and lay a surface that sits dead level for decades. Where the framing cannot be saved, we say so before you commit rather than after demolition has started.
Deck Replacement →
Plateau weather grays out even a well-built deck within a few seasons. If the structure underneath is still sound, resurfacing strips the weathered surface, resolves the small repairs the deck has collected along the way, and lays a new one at a fraction of the cost of a rebuild. It is also the natural moment to add deck lighting, built-in benches or a wider stair run.
Deck Resurfacing →
Loose railings, springy boards and rot where the deck meets the house account for most of the repair calls we take from Bonney Lake homeowners. We trace each problem to its cause rather than covering it over, which usually means flashing, fasteners or a failed joist, and repair it so the fix holds. Most jobs wrap in a day or two. If a deck has passed the point where repair makes financial sense, we will tell you plainly instead of selling you the work.
Deck Repair →
A covered porch earns its keep in a climate that sees rain the better part of the year. We build front and back porches with proper roof framing, real drainage and trim detailing that reads as original to the house rather than bolted on afterward. Roof structures over a deck carry additional engineering requirements in Bonney Lake, and we handle that documentation as part of the project.
Porch Construction →
Trex is the product we recommend most often to Bonney Lake homeowners, for a straightforward reason: it does not splinter, cup, or cost you a weekend of staining every spring. We install the full Trex line alongside other capped composite systems, using hidden fasteners and clean picture-frame borders so no screw heads interrupt the surface.
Composite Decking →
A motorized louvered roof turns a deck or patio into a space you can use in July and in January. The louvers rotate open to let sun through and close to shed rain into an integrated gutter system. Units can stand free or attach to an existing structure, and options include fans, accent lighting, retractable screens, curtains, misting and smartphone control. Finishes come in white, beige and bronze, with custom colors on request.
Louvered Roof Systems →
An acrylic patio cover protects a deck or patio from weather and UV without surrendering the daylight that a solid wood cover blocks. The panels are non-shattering, naturally UV stable, engineered to support heavy snow loads, and strong enough to carry fans, lights and hanging plants. Each system includes an integrated extruded aluminum gutter and carries a 30-year warranty against yellowing.
Acrylic Patio Covers →
Porcelain pavers are a 2 cm thick outdoor tile system we install on decks, patios, rooftops, walkways and pool surrounds. They will not rot, warp, fade or stain, and the surface is slip resistant and non-porous, which counts for a great deal on a wet Plateau morning. Finishes include natural stone, concrete, terrazzo and wood-look textures.
Deck Pavers →
A pool surround takes more punishment than any other deck on a property: standing water, chlorine, sunscreen and bare feet. We resurface pool decks in porcelain paver or capped composite, both of which stay cooler underfoot than poured concrete or natural stone and hold a slip-resistant texture when wet. Where settlement has shifted the substrate or drainage is pushing water back toward the house, we correct that before the new surface goes down.
Pool Deck Resurfacing →
We build standard and custom fences for residential, commercial and industrial properties, from a straightforward cedar privacy run to a ten-foot solid wood enclosure. Posts are set for Plateau soils and wind exposure rather than to a generic spec, and every estimate begins with a free in-person consultation.
Fence Installation →Composite is the material we install most often in Bonney Lake, and the weather is the entire reason. Western Washington hands a wood deck something close to eight damp months a year, which is how boards end up cupped, splintered and gray long before the framing underneath has given up on anything.
Composite does not absorb water the way timber does. It stays flat, holds its color through wet winters and bright August afternoons, and never asks for a weekend of sanding and staining. We install the full range, from entry-level boards through capped lines such as Trex Transcend, and we build them the way the manufacturer intends: hidden fasteners so no screw heads interrupt the surface, picture-frame borders at the perimeter, joist spacing matched to the specific product, and proper flashing where the deck meets the house so water runs off instead of in.
Those details are the entire difference between a composite deck that still looks sharp in twenty years and one that looks acceptable for two. They are also the first things a cut-rate bid quietly leaves out.
What Comes Standard On Every Composite Deck We Build:
Composite does cost more up front than pressure-treated lumber. Most Bonney Lake homeowners still come out ahead once they stop buying stain every spring and surrendering a weekend to apply it. We will put the real numbers for your square footage in front of you before you commit to anything.
Not every project should be composite, and we will say so when wood is the better answer. Western red cedar remains the most popular choice for homeowners who want the grain, the color and the warmth that no manufactured board reproduces. Pressure-treated fir is the practical option when budget is the governing constraint, or when a deck sits low to the ground and largely out of view. Tropical hardwoods such as ipe are worth discussing on high-exposure decks where density and hardness justify the cost.
What matters with wood in this climate is detailing and honesty about upkeep. We use stainless or coated fasteners that will not bleed black streaks down the boards, leave proper gapping for seasonal movement, seal end cuts, and flash the ledger so the wall behind it stays dry. Then we tell you what the maintenance schedule actually looks like: a cleaning and a fresh coat of penetrating stain roughly every two years on the Plateau, sooner on a south-facing deck with nothing covering it.
A wood deck that gets that attention lasts fifteen to twenty years here. One that does not will be gray and splintered in five. Both outcomes start from the same deck on day one, which is why we would rather have the maintenance conversation before you choose than after.
Both materials build a good deck. They ask different things of you afterward.
| Consideration | Composite Decking | Conventional Wood Decking |
|---|---|---|
| Durability | Resists weather, moisture, insects, splitting and warping | Vulnerable to moisture, insects and splitting; prone to warping |
| Maintenance | No sanding, staining or sealing required | Cleaning and refinishing roughly every two years in this climate |
| Appearance | Consistent color in finishes that mimic natural grain | Natural grain and warmth no manufactured board reproduces |
| Safety | Splinter-free, scratch resistant, moisture and pest resistant | Can splinter and rot if the finish is allowed to fail |
| Material Cost | Roughly three to four times the material cost of standard lumber | Lower material cost; labor cost is comparable |
| Lifespan | Commonly 25 to 50 years | Commonly 10 to 20 years with consistent upkeep |
| Warranty | Manufacturer fade and stain warranties, often 25 to 30 years | No manufacturer warranty on finish or appearance |
| Resale | Holds appearance and structural integrity through a long listing | Condition at sale depends entirely on maintenance history |
Labor runs close to identical on the two. The gap sits almost entirely in material, where composite boards cost roughly three to four times standard lumber. What closes that gap is upkeep. Budget twelve hundred dollars every other year to clean and refinish a wood deck and the cheaper deck quietly becomes the more expensive one somewhere around year ten.
A wood deck gets slightly worse every year, which shows up as splinters, gray patches and a stain weekend you keep postponing. A composite deck in year fifteen looks much as it did in year one. We will run both numbers for your actual square footage so the comparison reflects your project rather than a national average.
If you already have a deck in Bonney Lake, you may have assumed the only path forward is replacement. Frequently it is not. Where the posts, beams and joists remain structurally sound, resurfacing gives you a new walking surface and a new railing at a fraction of the cost of a teardown and rebuild.
The process is straightforward. We strip the existing surface, inspect the framing underneath board by board, make whatever repairs that inspection turns up, and install a new surface in composite, cedar or porcelain paver. Because the framing is exposed at that point, it is also the natural moment to add anything you have been putting off: deck lighting, built-in benches, a wider stair run, cable railing, or flowerboxes along the perimeter.
Resurfacing is not the right answer for every deck. If posts have rotted at grade, if footings have shifted, or if the structure was never built for the span it is carrying, we will tell you during the assessment and price a rebuild instead. Resurfacing a deck with a compromised frame hides a problem rather than fixing it.
A pool deck lives a harder life than the rest of the yard. It stays wet, it takes chlorine and sunscreen, and people walk it barefoot, which raises the bar on both surface temperature and slip resistance. We resurface pool decks and pool surrounds in 2 cm porcelain paver or capped composite. Both stay cooler underfoot than poured concrete or natural stone in direct sun, both hold texture when wet, and neither will ever splinter.
Before any new surface goes down, we check where the water is going. On a surprising number of pool surrounds, settlement has reversed the original fall, and water now runs back toward the house or the pool shell instead of away from it. Correcting slope and drainage first is what keeps a new surface from developing the same problems as the old one.
Are you looking for a deck repair in the Bonney Lake area? We have spent more than a decade building, repairing and resurfacing outdoor living spaces across Bonney Lake, Lake Tapps, Sumner, Puyallup, Auburn and the surrounding communities. Most of the calls we take fall into four categories.
Almost always a ledger installed without flashing. The correct repair means opening the siding, replacing the affected framing and installing proper flashing, not caulking the seam and calling it finished.
Usually a post connection fastened through a rim joist with nothing resisting the lever action. We rebuild the connection with proper hardware and blocking.
Either a joist spacing problem, a failed joist, or a surface material installed over spans it was never rated for.
Posts set in direct contact with soil or concrete without a standoff base. Those posts get replaced and set on hardware that keeps end grain out of standing water.
You will get a direct assessment of what is worth repairing. If a deck has reached the point where repairs cost most of what a rebuild would, that is what we will tell you, with the numbers to support it.
This is the part most homeowners find confusing, so here is a plain summary of how deck permitting works in Bonney Lake as of 2026. We handle all of it as part of your project, but it is worth understanding what is being submitted on your behalf.
The City of Bonney Lake exempts a residential deck from a building permit only when it meets every exemption criterion, which include being 200 square feet or less, not attached to the dwelling unit, and not serving a required exit door. In practice, that means nearly any deck attached to a house in Bonney Lake requires a permit. Exemption from a building permit also does not exempt a project from setback, critical area, shoreline, civil or stormwater requirements, which matters a great deal on Lake Tapps waterfront lots.
Bonney Lake’s prescriptive deck construction guideline, which follows the International Residential Code with Washington State amendments, covers a straightforward single-level residential deck. A design professional or engineer is required where the deck has more than one level, where it will support a hot tub, spa or other heavy object, where a roof structure or deck covering is added, where the ledger would attach to a house overhang or bay window, or where the deck serves something other than a one- or two-family dwelling. Adding a louvered roof or an acrylic patio cover over an existing deck falls squarely into this category.
A complete deck permit application includes a site plan showing deck location and setbacks, construction plans with framing details and deck elevations, and specifics on the deck-to-house ledger connection including hangers and lag bolt pattern. The City’s prescriptive span tables are based on a 60 psf deck live load and a 10 psf dead load. We prepare these drawings, submit them to Bonney Lake Development Services, and meet the inspector at each required inspection.
The Bonney Lake Permit Center can be reached at (253) 447-4356, and Development Services is located at 21719 96th St E, Floor 2, Buckley, WA 98321. Requirements change, so confirm current criteria with the City before planning around any exemption. On our projects, that verification happens during the pre-construction phase.
Cost comes down to a handful of variables: square footage, how high the deck sits above grade, the decking material you select, the railing system, whether there are stairs and how many, and whether existing framing can be reused. A ground-level 12 by 16 pressure-treated deck and an elevated 400 square foot composite deck with cable railing and two stair runs are different projects by an order of magnitude. Any contractor who quotes you over the phone without seeing the lot is guessing.
Rather than publish a range that will not apply to your project, we measure the space, walk through material samples with you, confirm what the permit scope will be, and hand you a fixed written price. The estimate is free, no obligation is attached to it, and the number does not move unless you change the scope.
One factor worth weighing: composite costs more at the outset and less across the life of the deck. We will show you both numbers for your specific square footage so the comparison rests on your project rather than a national average.
Real Plateau-area decks our crews have built and restored. Look at each pair and picture what the same crew could do with your backyard.
Full Composite Deck Installation With New Railing
Deck Resurfacing Over Sound Existing Framing
Weathered Boards Replaced With Low-Maintenance Composite
Call us or submit the quote form and we will schedule a visit to your property. Most Bonney Lake homeowners hear back from us the same day.
We measure the space, assess the existing structure if there is one, review material options with you, and follow up with a written scope and a fixed price. Nothing is left open-ended, which is how you avoid surprises partway through a build.
We work through decking material, railing style, stair placement, lighting and finish details with you, then prepare the permit drawings from the final design. This is the stage where the deck stops being a quote and becomes a specific thing.
Our crews handle construction start to finish, clean the site daily, and walk the completed deck with you before the job is closed out. Most residential decks in Bonney Lake are complete in about a week once the permit is issued.
We hold Washington contractor license CC DECKSRL797P2 and carry liability and workers’ compensation coverage. You can verify both through the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries contractor lookup before you sign anything, and we would encourage you to run that check on any deck contractor you are considering.
Nearly every deck attached to a home in Bonney Lake requires a building permit, and the City reviews deck and porch connections as part of that application. We prepare the site plan, the framing details and the ledger connection drawings, submit to Bonney Lake Development Services on your behalf, and meet the inspector on site.
Wet winters are what end most decks in this part of Pierce County. We specify capped composite boards, hidden fasteners, proper ledger flashing and real drainage detailing so water runs off the structure rather than into it. Where a client wants natural wood, we are direct about the maintenance schedule that comes with it.
The person who measures your yard is the person who answers the phone during construction. No part of your project is subcontracted out, and nothing gets relayed through three people before it reaches the crew.
You receive a written scope and a fixed price before anyone picks up a saw. Most residential decks are complete in about a week, and our crews clean the site at the end of each day so the yard stays usable while work is underway.
Low-maintenance composite, pool and sauna decks, integrated deck lighting, custom stair gates, deck enclosures and built-in benches. We scope the deck around how your household actually uses the yard rather than fitting you to a standard package.
We work throughout Bonney Lake, Lake Tapps, Tehaleh, Sumner, Buckley and Orting, and across the wider Puget Sound region from our Federal Way and Tacoma locations. Choose your city below.
Our Federal Way shop sits about thirty minutes from Bonney Lake, and we keep a second location in Tacoma, so estimates and service calls on the Plateau are routine rather than an exception. When it comes to anything decking related, you get the same standard of work and the same transparent pricing whether the project is in Tehaleh or on the Lake Tapps waterfront.
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Decks Restore has built and restored decks across Bonney Lake and the surrounding Plateau communities since 2011. We hold Washington contractor license CC DECKSRL797P2, maintain a 5.0 rating on Google, keep every phase of construction with our own crews, and provide a fixed written price before work begins. Whichever deck contractor you are considering, verify the license through Washington State Labor and Industries, ask whether framing is subcontracted out, and ask whether the quoted figure is a fixed price or an estimate that can move.
In most cases, yes. Bonney Lake exempts a residential deck from a building permit only when it meets every exemption criterion, including being 200 square feet or less, not attached to the dwelling unit, and not serving a required exit door. Any deck attached to the house requires a permit, and adding a roof structure or patio cover introduces engineering requirements on top of that. We prepare and submit the application as part of the project.
Construction on a typical residential deck takes about a week. The full timeline depends on permit review, which varies with the City’s workload and the complexity of the design. We give you a realistic schedule at the time of quote rather than an optimistic one.
Capped composite is the most reliable choice for the Plateau. It does not absorb water, will not cup or splinter, and needs no staining or sealing. Porcelain pavers are an excellent alternative on pool decks, rooftops and patios. Western red cedar remains a legitimate choice for homeowners who want real wood and accept a cleaning and refinish roughly every two years.
Often, yes. If the posts, beams and joists are structurally sound, resurfacing gives you a new surface and railing without the cost of a full rebuild. We assess the framing before recommending either path, and we will tell you when a deck has passed the point where repair makes financial sense.
Yes. We resurface pool decks and pool surrounds in porcelain paver and capped composite, both of which stay cooler underfoot and slip resistant when wet. We also correct drainage and slope problems during resurfacing, which is frequently the underlying cause of a failing pool deck.
It depends on square footage, height above grade, decking material, railing system, stairs and whether existing framing can be reused. We do not quote over the phone, because a phone quote on a deck is a guess. We measure the space, review materials with you, and provide a fixed written price at no cost and with no obligation.
Yes. Decks Restore LLC holds Washington contractor license CC DECKSRL797P2 and carries liability and workers’ compensation coverage. The license can be verified through the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries contractor lookup.
Both. We install the full Trex line along with other capped composite systems, and we build in western red cedar, pressure-treated fir and tropical hardwood. We will walk you through the trade-offs for your specific yard, exposure and budget rather than steering you toward one material.
Yes. Alongside decks we install motorized louvered roofs, acrylic patio covers, porcelain deck pavers and residential, commercial and industrial fencing. Handling the deck and the cover under one contract avoids the coordination problems that come with hiring two separate contractors.
We serve Bonney Lake, Lake Tapps, Tehaleh, Sumner, Buckley, Orting, Puyallup, Edgewood, Auburn, Kent, Covington, Renton, Federal Way, Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma and Gig Harbor, working out of locations in Federal Way and Tacoma.
Tell us about your space and we will schedule a visit, measure the area, review material options with you, and follow up with a clear written quote. Most homeowners hear back from us the same day.