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Dan was extremely easy to work with. He made our families emergency renovation process simple and was always available for questions. His company did fantastic work in a timely manner and Everything fell within budget. I would definitely recommend Dan for all your home remodeling needs.
From the beginning of the porch being knocked down. To the rebuilding of my new enclosed porch. Dan and his workers were amazing people. Very professional and courteous people. Beautiful job from start to finish.
Dan and his team just added on a 12×12 composite deck to a existing deck at my home. It came out amazing and we are so happy with it. Dan and his team were excellent and will be using them in future projects, thank you Dan
Best construction company!!! Very responsible and professional. Always on time, always ready to answer all questions!!! Highly recommend to anyone looking either to build a house, to do extension, build a porch or something else. They do free estimates and do the job quickly.
Dan’s Construction just completed a Trex deck with two sets of stairs for me. I am thrilled with the outcome! Dan was pleasant and efficient in overseeing our deck project, his crew worked tirelessly to complete their work, despite bad weather and the issue of trash on my site…
I came across Dan’s Construction by accident while searching the internet and I’m glad I did. I read the reviews and checked out the company and contacted for an estimate. He was quick and professional and reached out enthusiastic to work…
Dan is super nice and easy to work with. His team worked all day to get our roof replaced which had damage down to the rafters. He is knowledgeable, fair and trustworthy. I highly recommend this company and will definitely hire them for future projects.
We called after seeing a recommendation on Facebook and we are very happy we did. We had them build a covered pergola off our back sliders, and since we live in a log home, we wanted rough hewn lumber. Not only did they order the perfect stuff…
Dan and his team completed a full replace of the deck, staircase and balcony at my home. From the beginning Dan was knowledgeable and responsive to my inquiry including being quick to respond to any changes to material or additional items…
A deck that suits a period house
Northampton's historic streetscapes are watched closely, and on a Victorian, Queen Anne or Federal near the center a new deck belongs at the back, sized and detailed so it does not compete with the house. Some of those homes sit in or beside local historic districts, and there the design may need review before it needs a builder. On a period home in Northampton the deck has to know its place. We keep it off the street elevation, match the railing profile and post proportion to the house rather than the catalog, and use materials that read correctly beside original trim. A wood deck, capped composite such as Trex and PVC all work here; which of those decking materials suits depends on what the new deck sits next to.
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Structure behind a period finish
The structure is current code whatever the finish looks like: footings below the 48-inch frost line, a through-bolted and flashed ledger, and spans sized for the load. On an antique house we look at the band joist first, because plaster and clapboard hide a lot and a period house rarely framed for a deck. On an older Northampton house we open up the siding before committing to a ledger, because a house framed in the 1800s rarely has a band joist built to carry a deck.
Railings and stairs that match the house
Railing is where a deck on a period home either works or does not. We match the baluster profile, the post cap and the top rail depth to what is already on the house, then meet the code behind it: guards over 30 inches above grade, 36 inches high, spacing that will pass. Lighting goes in the risers where it does not show in daylight.
Porches rebuilt to their original lines
Porches on Northampton's older houses were part of the original design, and rebuilding one is a matter of getting the column proportion, the rail height and the roof pitch right. We rebuild to the original lines with current structure underneath, and add screening or four-season glazing at the back where it does not read from the street.
Deck repair, restoration and the rest of the yard
Not every job is a new deck. On older Northampton housing we are often called to a deck that has gone soft, pulled away from the house or lost a railing, and we will tell you plainly whether it needs a repair, a rebuild, or only restoration: a clean, a sand and fresh stains and sealing on a wood deck that is sound but tired. A deck is also often one piece of a bigger outdoor space, so we build patios, pool and hot tub surrounds, pergolas, gazebos and outdoor kitchens too, planned together even when they are built in stages.
Everything else we handle in Northampton
Roofing and siding through to kitchens, additions and new construction, all run by the same crew.
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Common questions about decks in Northampton
Do I need a permit to build a deck in Northampton?
For a new deck, yes. We file with the Northampton Building Department and manage the inspection schedule through to sign-off, so you never deal with the permitting yourself. Two inspections matter: the footings, before anything is poured over them, and the framing, before the decking covers it. If the deck will be visible from the street in a part of Northampton under district review, that submission runs alongside the building permit.
What does a deck cost in Northampton?
On a period Northampton home the cost is in the matching. Railing profile, post proportion and trim to suit the house, plus any district review the work triggers. We price it at the house, because matching an original is the part that varies. The estimate is free and itemized so the allowances are visible.
How soon can you start?
If the work needs district review, the approval is the long pole rather than the build, so start the conversation early. Call us early and we will give you an honest date rather than an optimistic one.
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Tell us what you are planning and we will tell you what it takes. The estimate is free and there is no obligation.
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More about decks in Northampton
Decks and porches on Northampton's older homes
Northampton is the Hampshire County seat and home to Smith College, with strict attention to its historic streetscapes. Housing runs to well-kept Victorians, Queen Annes and Federals, many in or beside local historic districts, and on a street like that a deck is a detail problem before it is a structural one: railing profile, post proportion, and how the whole thing meets the original trim.
Most of what these houses want is at the back, out of the street elevation, or a rebuilt porch that returns to the original lines. Both are work we do; the difference is that one is a design conversation with the house and the other is a design conversation with the town.
A Queen Anne or a Victorian was built with porches as part of its design, and a lot of what these houses want is one of those rebuilt rather than a new deck added. Returning a porch to its original column spacing and rail height, with current footings underneath, is often the better project.
Building a deck in Northampton
Northampton runs from its busy downtown out to Florence and Leeds, each with its own village center, and to farmland along the Connecticut River meadows. A deck downtown is a tight-lot job; in Florence and Leeds the lots open up.
Florence grew up around its mills on the Mill River, and many of its houses are 19th- and early 20th-century homes with back porches that have been rebuilt more than once. Rebuilding one again is a chance to fix the footings and the connection properly.
The Connecticut River meadows east of downtown are low and flat, and properties near them can sit in a floodplain or near wetlands. Where that applies, the conservation commission may need to review the work, and we check before the design is final.
When a deck actually gets built
Deck work in Western Massachusetts is bound by the ground rather than the air. Footings have to go 48 inches down, so the build starts once the frost is out, and the calendar fills from the first warm week in Northampton as everyone has the same idea at once.
Late in the season is genuinely fine, though: there is no interior to protect, so a deck framed in September and decked in October is a normal job and easier to schedule. What is hard is a deck for Memorial Day booked in April.
Permits and inspections in Northampton
Work in Northampton is permitted by the Northampton Building Department under the Massachusetts State Building Code, and the contractor doing it has to hold a Home Improvement Contractor registration as well as a construction supervisor license. We hold both, and we file in our name, which is what puts the code responsibility on us rather than on you.
A deck is inspected twice: at the footings, before anything is poured over them, and at the framing, before the decking covers it. Both are ours to schedule and meet. The details inspectors look at hardest are the ones that matter most anyway: footing depth, the ledger connection and its flashing, guard height over 30 inches, and baluster spacing.
Parts of Northampton also sit inside districts with additional review, which can govern windows, siding and anything that changes a street elevation. Where that applies we prepare the submission and build to what gets approved.
Why Northampton homeowners choose us
We are a family-run construction company of more than 20 years, working out of Ludlow and serving Northampton, MA every week. The same team that quotes the job runs it, which is the practical reason the quality holds. We hold the Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor registration and the Construction Supervisor License, are licensed in Connecticut, carry liability and workers compensation insurance, and are BBB-accredited with an A rating. Reviews come from Hampshire County homeowners you can look up, and the quote is free, written and itemized.
Where else we build decks
We build decks across Hampshire County, including Easthampton, Amherst, Williamsburg and Southampton. In Northampton we also build home additions and remodel bathrooms. For everything else we do there, see our Northampton page. Not sure whether we reach you? Call +1 (413) 351-5125 and ask, it is a short conversation.