What We Did
We pulled the rotting wood, refaced the deck in maintenance-free Trex, and added a new handrail. We also poured a small concrete pad at the base of the stairs as a transition between the deck and the yard. The deck reface and handrail came in at $21,728, and the pad at $3,500 — $25,228 for the original scope.
A Second Outdoor Space
Once the project was underway, the homeowners decided they wanted more than a refaced deck. They asked us to extend the small pad into a full 12×12 patio — a second outdoor space, distinct from the deck above. That addition came in at $8,250. The result: two separate areas for outdoor enjoyment in the same backyard.
One Construction Surprise
During the work, we found framing members under the deck that had been undermined and needed replacing. That came to $462.55 — small in the context of the project, but the kind of thing worth handling properly while the deck was already open.
Why Trex
The whole point of this project was to give the homeowners back their outdoor life. Wood would have meant more sealing, staining, and replacing — the same maintenance cycle that had pushed them away from the deck in the first place. Trex eliminates almost all of that.
The final project came in at $33,940.55 — a deck refreshed, a patio added, a structural issue handled, and an outdoor space the homeowners can actually use again.
Thinking About Your Own Deck?
If your deck has reached the point where every spring brings another round of repairs, there’s a smarter way to spend that energy. BEC Innovations can walk you through what a Trex deck refresh would look like for your home — scope, materials, and a real number you can plan around.
Decks are just one piece of what we do. If you’re also planning an exterior door replacement, working through bathroom selections, or trying to make sense of how Tennessee construction differs from California after moving here, that’s all within our expertise, too.
Reach out when you’re ready to spend time on the deck instead of working on it.
