What we walk into in Whitby
Brooklin's newer executive homes want wide-plank white oak and an open-to-below feature stair. Downtown Whitby's Victorian and Edwardian stock wants careful restoration and a stair that respects the original newel.
Wide-plank installs and feature flights in the north, heritage refinishing and stair repair in the old town.
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 Whitby keeps calling us for
- Brooklin feature staircases
- Downtown heritage restoration
- Wide-plank white oak installs
Decks in Whitby — questions
Looking for the full service detail rather than the Whitby view? Hardwood Decks covers method, materials, and warranty. For everything we do in this city, see hardwood flooring in Whitby.