Back Porch Contractors in Birmingham, AL
The back porch is the one that gets used, and often the one that was built worst. Undersized footings, a ledger fixed to siding, a surface that slopes toward the house instead of away from it.
We look at what is there, tell you honestly whether it is worth repairing or replacing, and price the honest answer.
We reply the same business day.
Repair or replace, these are the pieces we price.
Where You Actually Sit
Almost nobody sits on the front porch. The back is where the grill is, where the dog goes out, where people end up after dinner. It is worth more attention than it usually gets.
We size it for how you use it rather than to a standard depth, because a porch too shallow for a table is a walkway.
Repair or Replace
Sometimes the framing is sound and it needs a surface and rails. Sometimes the posts are sitting on a paving slab and the whole thing has to go. We open it up and tell you which, with a number against each option.
We would rather lose a job than sell a repair over something structural.
The Wall Connection
This joint is behind most rot and most porch failures. Water gets between the ledger and the wall, sits there, and works into the framing behind the siding.
We flash it properly and slope the surface away, because this is the detail that decides how long the whole thing lasts.
Home Value
Soft boards, a wobbly rail or visible rot at the wall gets written up in an inspection and read by buyers as neglect elsewhere in the house.
Rebuilt properly and permitted where required, it stops being a question and starts being a reason to sit down.
Back Porch Questions Homeowners Ask
One call, one crew, one fixed written price. We reply the same business day.