What we walk into in Caledon
Nineteenth-century farmhouses with original pine, estate builds on acreage through the hills, and denser subdivision stock in Bolton. Heating is uneven and humidity swings hard, which decides the assembly.
Wide-plank installs specified for movement, pine restoration, hickory where dogs and gravel are involved.
How we specify decks here
- Ipe, cumaru, and other dense hardwoods with hidden fasteners
- Porch floor restoration on Victorian and Edwardian Toronto houses
- Stair and railing packages that match the interior millwork language
- Oil maintenance programs so the deck does not go grey in two seasons
Interior hardwood people who 'also do decks' are how you get a beautiful ipe surface on a rotten ledger. Green Hardwood details the envelope: ledger flashing, joist tape, ventilation, and a slope that drains.
Ipe and cumaru earn their cost in the GTA because they take UV, ice, and barbecue fat without the cupping you see in under-specified cedar. Cedar is still the right material for some porches and budgets — we will say so.
We also restore original tongue-and-groove porch floors on Toronto Victorians, a job that is closer to interior flooring than to a big-box deck.
Jobs Caledon keeps calling us for
- Farmhouse pine restoration
- Wide-plank estate installs
- Bolton stair conversions
Decks in Caledon — questions
Looking for the full service detail rather than the Caledon view? Hardwood Decks covers method, materials, and warranty. For everything we do in this city, see hardwood flooring in Caledon.