Deck building services · Parksville
Deck Repairs & Rot in Parksville
Board, joist and framing repair, priced by the hour or the job.
Parksville Deck Builders repairs rotted and failing decks across Nanaimo, Nanoose Bay and Lantzville. Carpenter labour runs $65 to $110 an hour, and we quote board, joist and re-decking work as a fixed price once we've seen the damage.
Carpenter labour runs $65 to $110 per hour. Minor board replacement carries a $150 to $500 minimum service fee, or $15 to $40 per square foot including material and tear-out. Framing and joist rot typically runs $150 to $350 per damaged joist, and structural rot remediation usually falls between $800 and $2,500. Re-decking on framing we've confirmed is sound runs $45 to $65 per square foot.
Common deck repairs we see
The most frequent calls are a handful of soft or cracked boards, a rotted joist end where it meets the ledger, a post base that's rotted at grade, and railings that have loosened or rotted at their posts.
Board repair vs. structural repair
Replacing a few boards on your deck is a same-visit fix in most cases. Framing and joist rot takes longer, since we have to open the decking above it, sister in new material, and confirm nothing else nearby has failed before closing it back up.
When repair turns into re-decking
Once rot has spread across more than a handful of boards but the framing underneath is still sound, re-decking the whole surface is usually more efficient than patching board by board — and it runs $45 to $65 per square foot rather than being priced board-by-board.
The repair process
- 1
On-site diagnosis — we probe every board, joist and post that looks suspect, not just the obvious spot.
- 2
Written repair price — a price before any work starts, whether it's a board swap or a joist repair.
- 3
Repair and close-up — damaged material comes out, new material goes in, and the deck is closed back up.
What does this property's site mean for the job?
An unflashed ledger board is the single most common rot source we find on decks between Nanaimo and Parksville — trapped moisture behind the ledger rots the rim joist long before the deck boards show visible damage.
What does a typical job look like?
- The problem
- A Nanaimo home's deck has a soft spot right where it meets the house.
- What makes it harder
- Two joist ends have rotted where they tie into an unflashed ledger board.
- What we do
- We sister new sections onto both joists, reflash the ledger properly, and replace only the boards directly above the repair.
People also ask
How much does it cost to fix a rotted deck board?
A minor board swap runs $150 to $500 as a minimum service call, or $15 to $40 per square foot once material and tear-out are included.
How much does joist repair cost?
Joist and framing damage runs $150 to $350 per joist to fix, and a full structural repair typically costs $800 to $2,500.
For related help, see rebuild services and ground-up construction, or compare typical prices in the price guide. See also Nanaimo and Lantzville.
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