About us
We are a custom design build company that has served the northern Virginia area since 1993. Our commitment to the quality in our construction is our top priority and abundantly evident when viewing our projects. Let our in-home design staff help you realize the potential of your project using a new state-of-the-art CAD program. Our construction teams are employees of Deck Builders Inc. and each has at least a five year tenure with our company. We believe that quality control is a stepping stone to achieving customer satisfaction and we welcome the opportunity to serve you from the point of sale and for many years to come. Please visit the free estimates tab to schedule an appointment. LICENSE #: 2705039077A.
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Services we offer
SPECIALIZING IN CUSTOM CONSTRUCTION OF DECKS, SCREEN PORCHES, GAZEBOS, PATIOS AND FENCING, ALL OF THE LATEST COMPOSITE PRODUCTS AS WELL AS EXOTIC HARDWOODS AND PRESSURE TREATED PINE.
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"Miss [Member Name Removed], thank you for the wonderful review. It was a pleasure working with you and we are glad to hear that you are happy with the results. Once again thank you for choosing Deck Builders Inc. for your project."
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"Thank you Mrs. [Member Name Removed], It was a pleasure working with you. Once again thanks for choosing Deck Builders Inc, for your project."
The crew was very professional. Showed up rain or shine! They worked from morning until dusk and completed the project in about 3 weeks. If we had a question Franc would answer it or find the answer for us. All products used are top quality and we expect our screened in porch to last forever!
We originally interviewed our former landscaper who asked to bid on the deck, patio and fence project. He presented us with a ridiculous bid of over $80,000 and did not incorporate many of the features we wanted in the design. It was all about him!
As a result, we solicited bids from six Angie's List deck builders who work in our area. All six visited our home and made presentations. The bids were all over the place. Some left out features and options we requested, others did not size the deck correctly, and some tried pushing products we did not want. So we wrote out a detailed set of requirements for the project outlining every feature and preference we wanted in the finished project and we asked them all to resubmit so we could compare apples to apples. One told us that he had already submitted the perfect proposal and we could take it or leave it. Four ignored us. Only Luis Figueroa from Deck Builders responded. He redesigned his original proposal and drawings and agreed to every one of our stipulations. He provided all required documents for review by our HOA modifications committee.
We awarded Deck Builders the contract and never looked back. They did an outstanding job. Ricardo and Luis closely supervised the entire project. The deck and fence crew did excellent carpentry and used high quality materials. They installed the Trex deck floor in a stunning angled pattern and copied this pattern on the two stair landings. The team worked long hours and never complained. We added the drainage system and ceiling after the project began. Deck Builders handled this change order very professionally. They provided all the details and cost and offered us options for both the drainage system and the ceiling.
The mason and his crew did an outstanding job on our new patio. they took great care with the substrata, ensuring that it was the correct depth to fit beneath the lights on the bottom riser of the staircase and at the correct distance from the basement door sill.
Ricardo and Luis were very responsive to emails and telephone calls. Each made his cell phone number available to us. Nancy, who runs their office, was always attentive to our inquiries. She facilitated communications and handled the billing. Deck Builders billed in five payments as they had specified in their contract. There were no unpleasant surprises and everyone was friendly and professional.
Deck Builders transformed an ugly scene with a substandard deck and screen house erected by a previous owner and a mud hole outside the basement door into an outdoor paradise which we will enjoy for years to come. A complicated project with a tight timeline and several different components is successfully executed through mutual communication between builder and customer and through the detailed specification of requirements.
Timeline:
Contract signed on 27 August 2013
Project started on 19 September 2013
Job completed on 15 October 2013
Complaint #1: It should not have taken almost a month to replace the decking and railings on an existing deck since the pilings and support structure were in good shape and did not have to be replaced.
Complaint #2: The workers that were sent to build the deck were slow and did sloppy work. They didn?t pay attention to what they were doing. Just a few examples are: they cut off one of the support posts; they ripped a window screen; they installed broken and cracked boards; they broke a patio flagstone; they patched two pieces of wood together for an accent board rather than use a single piece which was one of the design elements that Luis told us they would do.
Complaint #3: A support post was cut off and instead of replacing it properly they put a 4x4 on top of the cut. The cuts were not straight so when they put the 4x4 on top it did not sit flush. It is a very amateurish fix. Not one you would expect from people who build decks for a living. We will add pictures if possible.
When we brought our concerns to the owner, Ricardo Anturiano, about all the things we found that were unacceptable, he had the workers come back to fix everything with the exception of the support post. When we showed Ricardo the cut support and the way it was ?fixed? he said it looked safe and he wasn?t going to do anything else about it.
We are not happy with the look of the support post or Ricardo's decision to not repair it properly.
Do not assume that what you buy from 1 is what 2 and 3 will provide. The builders (2) did not even have a copy of the detailed plans and contract details from the designer (1) until we gave them a copy near the end of the project.
Ensure that the designer writes every single thing down because if it is not written, the owner will not honor any verbal agreements or commitments made by the designer. There is no such thing as "normal" or "given expectation" or "it only makes sense to ..."
Finally, if you know anything about building and want special methods or design criteria met, you must be onsite to carefully guide the builders - they seem to only know "their way" of doing things. For example, if you want wooden support posts to be set on concrete pillars instead of buried in the ground, you must first ensure that they received the requirements from the designer, then you will need to show them the proper way to set the pillars and then place the posts on them. If you do not want enclosed rooms simply bolted through the siding on your house, you will need to be there to ensure that the siding is removed and then replaced. And of course, make sure that such things are specifically stated in the contract.
Following my own advice from above, I would possibly use this company again in the future. The actual builders were very good in general skill and worked tirelessly in frankly brutal heat, but if I were going to invest so much of my own time and effort in the job, I could probably guide some less skilled laborers and get the job done for much less.
For the price, I expected a superior experience and deliverable, but only got a good product with a bit of frustration. I guess for Northern Virginia, I made out like a bandit ...Heck, two previous guys in similar businesses didn't even show up to the job that they agreed to do.
Bottom line: These guys can build a superior standard deck. They need close supervision for jobs beyond that.
A few negatives: The job took longer than we were told, but some of the days were extremely hot. The cleanup left a bit to be desired. We had one board that needed to be replaced on a fence section that was rebuilt, and it took several phone calls to get that board replaced.
Having said that, we are super happy with our deck and it appears to be very well built. We were very happy with Ricardo's design suggestions.
The builders worked quickly and kept everything clean and orderly. We were very pleased with the final deck.
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