St. Charles, Missouri
Deck Building & Replacement in St. Charles, MO
Composite and pressure-treated decks built for St. Charles homes. Designed around your yard, permitted properly, and built to hold up.
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Local Expertise
Decks That Sit Low In St. Charles
The deck we are usually called about is either wedged into a small old lot near the river or hanging off the back of a two-story out west, a full story above the yard. Both reach the same point eventually: boards going soft, a rail with some movement in it, and a layout that was decided by where the door happened to be.
A rebuild is the chance to decide it properly. We start with the footings, because everything else stands on them, then work out the size and the stair run around how you actually use the yard. Composite or wood, depending on how much of your summer you want to spend maintaining it.
The Product
Choosing Between Composite And Lumber
Both materials build a good deck. The right answer depends on how much upkeep you want to sign up for and how long you plan to be in the house.
- Deckorators composite: capped, fade and stain resistant, effectively no maintenance
- Pressure-treated lumber: traditional look, lower initial cost, periodic sealing
- Matching rail systems, lighting and stair details either way
St. Charles Specifics
Why These Deck Features Matter In St. Charles
Damp air is hard on wood
The river keeps the humidity up, and wood decks here go gray and soft faster than they do further out. That is the honest argument for composite in this part of the metro, and it is worth the conversation before you choose on price alone.
A story above the yard
Out west the kitchen door often opens a full story up, which makes the stairs, the rail height and the footing depth the real design work. Done right you get usable space underneath as well as on top.
Small lots and tight access
On the older streets there is no route to the back yard except the side gate or the alley. We plan the staging, the cut station and the debris route before the first day, so the week does not surprise you or your neighbors.
What You Get
Built Right, Start To Finish
Built To Code
Permitted where required, with ledger, footing and guard details done to current requirements.
Designed For Your Yard
Layout planned around your door location, grade and how you actually use the space.
Finished Properly
Hidden fasteners, clean fascia returns and stair geometry that feels right underfoot.
How It Works
Our Process
Free Estimate
We come out, measure, look at what is actually there, and give you a written price with no obligation.
Custom Design
You choose materials, colors and details with samples in hand, and we confirm everything before anything is ordered.
Professional Installation
Our own crews do the work, keep the site clean, and walk the finished job with you before we call it done.
No pressure. Just solutions.
Testimonials
What Homeowners Say
My experience with Shinnova was great. I want to thank Jeremy Sweatman for convencing me to get it done. My house looks new again and it is much warmer inside. The workers were very professional. They cleaned up after themselves every night before they left. Thank you very much.
We are extremely impressed with the professionalism of everyone we worked with Jeremy the bomb in explaining sale of windows and the process, Butch for guiding the installation and Dan for all the follow up on progress with delivery. Would recommend hands down we are actually on our second order. The Murphys
Absolutely blown away by the service and kindness that this company has shown me. If your looking for for someone who is trustworthy and down to earth look no further than Jeff Nuss. He has been amazing throughout the entire process and always kept us in the loop with everything.
Fast and professional window installation, everything looks great and was done with care!
Great company smooth process, quality! Love my new windows!
Shinnova helped me threw a difficult process of renovating my new forever home with doors, windows and siding. I'm happy I found a company that could help me with so many of my projects.
Questions
St. Charles Decks FAQ
How long does a deck build take?
Most residential decks take one to two weeks depending on size, height and rail system. Footings and inspections set the schedule more than the carpentry does.
Is composite worth the extra cost over lumber?
If you plan to stay more than a few years, usually yes: you stop paying for sealing and board replacement. If the budget is tight or the deck is small, treated lumber built well is still a good deck.
Does St. Charles require a permit and inspection for a deck?
Yes, and the counter depends on your address: the City of St. Charles inside the limits, St. Charles County outside them. We prepare the drawings, file them and schedule the footing inspection and the final either way.
Can we reuse the footings from the old deck?
We do not. An existing footing comes with no record of what it was poured on or what it has been carrying, and the footings are what hold everyone standing on the deck. New footings are how the structure gets a warranty worth having.
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Where We Work
Serving St. Charles & St. Charles County
Our deck crews work throughout St. Charles and the surrounding St. Charles County communities, including St. Peters, Cottleville, Weldon Spring, Dardenne Prairie, New Melle and Portage des Sioux.
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