The Deck.

When this client contacted White Peak, the complaint was that their deck was sinking. The belief was that the main beam of the structure must be rotted, and that it had to be the root to a litany of other issues. After a thorough inspection, it was revealed by our team that, not only were key deck components compromised by water-rot, but that the 3,500- pound Douglas Fir log that supported, both, the deck and the house, was also sinking into the Earth. This meant that, not only was the deck unsafe, but the corner of their lovely home was at risk of collapse! The reason? The log was rotting-away beneath their eyes due to antiquated methods of landscaping which neglected to protect the buried wood from decades of wet soil and worms.

The client feared that they then would lose this beloved woodland feature that drew them to purchase the home 9 years earlier, so White Peak sprang into action; consulting structural engineers and formulating a battle plan. The solution involved stabilizing the log with a structure capable of withstanding tens of thousands of pounds, excavating out the log down to its concrete base, sawing out the 46 inches of rot, treating the log, pouring 2,500 lbs. of concrete to form a support pillar, then deploying a 20,000 lb. log jack to bring the Doug Fir back into its proper position.

Onto the deck...

With the log ready to now withstand up to an F5 tornado, we then set our sights on ensuring that the deck was ready to do the same, all while ensuring that the finished product was a beautiful accent to their home. To accomplish, all deck components were built to code utilizing treated yellow pine lumber, and the log support was adorned with a custom, matching stone covering to tie the whole product together.

The result?

Well, see for yourselves....