How We Build Where There Is No Shade
Framing that ignores Florida ground
Everything starts below the boards. We frame with ground-contact-rated treated lumber, set posts on proper footings above grade, and flash every ledger and beam connection, because on acreage soil that holds water, the frame is what decides whether a deck lasts eight years or thirty.
Surfaces that survive full sun
For decking boards, unshaded southern exposure pushes us toward quality composite and PVC lines with heat-and-fade-resistant caps. They cost more than pine up front and less than pine over a decade, because there is no annual sanding, sealing, and board-swapping. Where owners want real wood for a porch floor under roof, we build that too, and tell you honestly what the maintenance schedule looks like.
- Open-air decks and platforms for pool surrounds, pond edges, and sunset views
- Covered and screened porches that add usable rooms to farmhouse layouts
- Deck rebuilds and reframing where old structures have rotted or settled
- Stairs, ramps, and railings built to code and to the way you actually use the land
A Straightforward Way to Get It Built
It begins with a free on-site estimate, and on rural property that visit matters more than anywhere else: we check soil and drainage where the deck will stand, verify setbacks, and talk through how the structure should meet the house, the septic field, and the view. You get a drawn plan and a firm price, not a guess with allowances buried in it.
Alpine Exteriors has completed more than 2,000 exterior projects across west-central Florida, and decks are where our carpenters get to show off. The work is covered by a 25-year workmanship warranty, which for a deck means the connections, the flashing, and the framing geometry, the bones that keep it safe and level long after the first board fades to its final color. If you have been sketching a porch on the back of an envelope since you bought the property off State Road 70, bring us the envelope. We will take it from there.
