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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 built for an open site
The Congamond Lakes shape a lot of the deck work in Southwick. A winterized lake cottage usually wants a deck that faces the water, and on those small, often sloping lots the deck is the main outdoor living space the property has. Away from the lakes the farmhouses and newer colonials are a more conventional back-yard job. With the space and the views these Southwick properties tend to have, the deck can be the room you use most. Exposure is the thing to design for: an open site gets sun, wind and snow with nothing to break them, which pushes the decking materials toward capped composite such as Trex or PVC rather than a bare wood deck in most cases.
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Footings that hold on an exposed lot
An open Southwick lot means the frost goes in hard and the wind gets under things. Footings go below the 48-inch frost line, posts are sized and braced for the exposure, and where the grade falls away we design the structure for the height rather than stacking extra posts on a shallow pad. Near the water the ground can stay wet well into spring, so footings on a lakeside Southwick lot have to bear on firm soil below the frost line. Work that close to the lakes can also bring in the conservation commission, which we check first.
Railings and stairs on a sloping site
On a Southwick lot that falls away, a deck can sit high enough that the railing is doing real work. Guards over 30 inches above grade, 36 inches minimum height, and stairs laid out to land on solid ground rather than on the slope. Cable and aluminum railing keep the view; we use them where the view is the point.
Four-season rooms for the view
On a Southwick property with something worth looking at, a four-season sunroom is the improvement people regret not doing sooner. Insulated floor, a roof built for the snow load, and glazing placed for the view rather than symmetry. A screened porch is the lighter version and still gets you most of the season.
Deck repair, patios and outdoor living
On Southwick housing the common call is a deck fifteen or twenty years old with a sound frame and worn-out decking, railing or stairs. That is a repair and a re-deck at a fraction of the cost of a new deck, and on a wood deck that is only weathered, a clean, a sand and fresh stains and sealing buys years. Where the footings or framing have gone, we say so. There is often room for more, too: patios, pool and hot tub surrounds, pergolas, gazebos and outdoor kitchens, planned once and built in stages.
Everything else we handle in Southwick
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 Southwick
Do I need a permit to build a deck in Southwick?
For a new deck, yes. We file with the Southwick 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. On a Southwick property the setbacks are rarely the constraint; access for the footings usually is.
What does a deck cost in Southwick?
On a Southwick lot the site drives it: how far the grade falls, how high the deck ends up, and whether a machine can reach the back of the house for the footings. We price it after seeing the site, not over the phone, because access and ground conditions move the number. The estimate is free and itemized.
How soon can you start?
Footings depend on ground conditions, so the shoulder seasons book differently out here than they do in town. 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 Southwick
Building a deck on a Southwick lot
Southwick wraps around the Congamond Lakes and takes in the notch that juts into Connecticut. Housing runs to lake cottages that have been winterized and expanded, plus farmhouses and newer colonials, and on a rural lot the site matters as much as the house does.
Whether a machine can reach the back of the building decides how the footings get dug, and how far the grade falls decides how high the deck ends up and therefore how much structure and railing it needs. Both are worth establishing on the first visit rather than on the first day of work.
A lake cottage that has been winterized and added onto is usually a house built in stages, and the deck often hangs off the oldest and weakest part of it. We look at what the deck is actually attached to before designing the new one, because on these houses it is rarely the same wall twice.
Building a deck in Southwick
Southwick sits on the Connecticut line west of Agawam, with the Congamond Lakes on its southern side and farmland across much of the rest. The lake neighborhoods and the farm roads are two very different places to build a deck.
On a lake lot the deck usually faces the water and the afternoon sun, so shade becomes part of the design. A pergola, a roof over part of the deck or a well-placed awning can make a west-facing deck usable on a July afternoon instead of too hot to stand on.
Away from the lakes, the farmhouses and newer colonials sit on open land where the deck takes the wind. Railings, posts and fasteners are chosen for exposure, and the decking is laid so snow can be cleared without catching a board edge.
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 Southwick 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. On a rural site a wet spring can push footings later than a dry autumn would.
Permits and inspections in Southwick
Work in Southwick is permitted by the Southwick 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.
On a Southwick property that is not on town sewer there is a third track: anything that adds a bedroom is a Title 5 septic capacity question for the board of health, and work near wetlands brings in the conservation commission. Both are worth settling before design rather than after.
Why Southwick homeowners choose us
We are a family-run construction company of more than 20 years, working out of Ludlow and serving Southwick, 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 Hampden County homeowners you can look up, and the quote is free, written and itemized.
Where else we build decks
We build decks in the towns around Southwick too, including Westfield, Agawam, Granby and Suffield. In Southwick we also build home additions and remodel bathrooms. For everything else we do there, see our Southwick page. Not sure whether we reach you? Call +1 (413) 351-5125 and ask, it is a short conversation.