Deck Builders Shailer Park

Residential and commercial decking around Shailer Park

Alongside home decks, we take on decking for managed and commercial properties: outdoor customer areas for cafes and retail, office break-out decks, body corporate common areas, and replacement decks on investment properties for landlords and property managers. Commercial work can be timber or composite, and is scoped and quoted the same way: measure, assess what is there, then a fixed written price.

Split levels and raised living

On blocks that fall away from the street, homes are often split-level or highset at the back. The back door can open a full storey above the yard. A raised deck there gives you an outdoor room off the kitchen and living area, with shaded space underneath. It also means tall posts, a balustrade, a long stair and, most likely, approval.

Termites and deck frames

Termites are a risk anywhere in South East Queensland, and timber close to the ground is where they get in. We use treated timber suitable for the exposure, keep posts on galvanised stirrups above the ground, and leave the area under the deck visible so inspections can see any mud tubes. Where the deck attaches to the house, we take care not to bridge any existing termite barrier. If you have a termite management system, let us know so we can work with it.

Structure for a tall deck

• Posts sized for the height, usually steel or large hardwood.
• Footings sized by an engineer and dug to firm ground.
• Bracing so the deck does not sway when people move on it.
• A connection to the house that suits the house frame, or a free-standing design.

Balustrade and stairs

Decks over a metre high need a balustrade at least a metre tall, with no climbable rails and no gaps a child could slip through. A stair from a storey-high deck needs space: often 14 to 16 steps and a landing. We plan where it lands so it does not swallow the yard.

Under the deck

The space under a high deck can be screened for storage or kept open as a shady area. An under-deck drainage system can keep it dry.

Boards

Hardwood is common on raised decks. Composite from Ekodeck or Ezy Decking saves on oiling a deck that is hard to reach from below. Treated pine is the budget option. More on timber decking.

Supply, install and cost

We supply and install, or install boards you buy. As a general guide, timber decking runs roughly $350 to $550 per m² and composite $450 to $700 per m² supplied and installed, depending on height, access, framing and finishes. Raised decks add posts, bracing, balustrade, stairs and engineering, which we list separately. We service Shailer Park and the surrounding Logan suburbs as well as the Gold Coast.