What we walk into in Oshawa
Century homes downtown, dense 1940s–60s worker housing through the centre, and newer subdivisions in the north. The mid-century stock frequently has full-house strip oak in better condition than anything a big-box store sells today.
Whole-house sand and finish, board replacement where a radiator leaked, and stair retreads in tight 1950s flights.
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 Oshawa keeps calling us for
- Whole-house original-oak refinishing
- Century-home board replacement
- Mid-century stair retreads
Decks in Oshawa — questions
Looking for the full service detail rather than the Oshawa view? Hardwood Decks covers method, materials, and warranty. For everything we do in this city, see hardwood flooring in Oshawa.