Decks & Railings — Built for Northwest Weather

Composite Decks — Trex & TimberTech Certified Installer

Composite decks dominate Tigard backyards for one reason: zero maintenance. No staining, no sealing, no splinters, no annual sanding. We're certified Trex and TimberTech installers, which means our crews are factory-trained, our deck installations qualify for the manufacturer's 25-year stain-and-fade warranty, and you can verify our certification status directly on Trex.com and TimberTech.com. We build composite decks in every product line — Trex Transcend, Trex Enhance, TimberTech AZEK, TimberTech PRO, and TimberTech EDGE — and we stock samples of every color so you can hold the deck board in your hand before you commit.

A composite deck from Above All starts with the substructure: pressure-treated framing on grade-stamped 2×8 or 2×10 joists at 16" or 12" on-center (12" is required for picture-frame and inlay deck patterns), with joist tape on every joist top to keep water out of the lumber. Then we install the composite deck boards with hidden fasteners, breaker boards every 16 feet to prevent expansion-gap creep, and a picture-frame border that hides every cut end. The result is a deck that looks like one continuous surface — no exposed screw heads, no splice lines. Done right, a composite deck is the last deck surface you'll ever buy for that house.

Exotic Hardwood Decks — Ipe, Tigerwood & Cumaru

If you want the most beautiful deck money can build, you want a hardwood deck. Ipe is so dense it sinks in water and carries a 50-year service life without chemical preservatives — Brazilian railway ties were made of it. Tigerwood gives you the same density at a lower price, with a dramatic light-and-dark grain pattern. Cumaru is the budget exotic, with a warm amber tone that ages to a silver patina. Every hardwood deck we build uses stainless steel fasteners (galvanized stains hardwood), pre-drilled and plugged or hidden-clip fastening, and an annual oil-treatment plan so the deck keeps its rich color instead of weathering gray.

Deck Railings, Cable Rail & Privacy Screens

The deck railing is what makes a deck feel finished. We build deck railings in every material we work in: matching composite deck railings (Trex Signature, TimberTech Impression), cable rail systems for unobstructed views, aluminum deck railing in black or bronze, glass-panel railings for second-story decks, and traditional cedar deck railings with custom-milled balusters. Every railing is built to the Oregon residential code's 36"/42" height and 4-inch sphere rules, so it passes inspection the first time. For decks that need privacy from the neighbor, we add slat-panel privacy screens between deck railing posts — cedar slats, composite louvers, or laser-cut metal panels for a modern Tigard backyard.

Cedar Decks & Deck Repair

Cedar decks are still the right call when you want the smell, the look, and the lower up-front cost of natural wood. We build cedar decks on the same engineered substructure as our composite work, with stainless trim-head screws and an annual sealer schedule. We also do deck repair and full deck renovation — replacing rotten deck boards, re-leveling sunken joists, swapping a tired cedar deck railing for a new composite or cable rail system without tearing out the substructure. If your old Tigard deck is structurally sound but cosmetically dead, a deck-board replacement saves thousands over a full rebuild. And if the framing has gone soft — which happens to a lot of 1990s Portland-area decks — we'll tell you honestly when a rebuild is the smarter spend.

Permits, Engineering & Inspection

Any deck over 30 inches off the ground, or attached to the house, needs a permit and inspection in Washington and Clackamas Counties — and the ledger connection is where most DIY and handyman decks fail. We flash the ledger correctly, use the right lag or through-bolt schedule, pour code-depth footings, and pull the permit so the work is inspected and on record. That paper trail matters when you sell the house.

Serving Tigard & the Greater Portland Metro

We build decks throughout Tigard, Portland, Beaverton, Lake Oswego, Tualatin, West Linn, Hillsboro, and the surrounding communities. Because we're family-owned and locally based in Tigard, the person who designs your deck is the person who stands behind it for the life of the workmanship warranty.

Composite decks start at $45/sqft; hardwood decks at $65/sqft. Every deck quote includes the full deck-board count, the deck railing material spec, and the substructure plan. Get your deck estimate →