Built for Texas Backyards
A deck in North Texas lives a hard life: summer sun, sudden storms, and clay soil that moves under the posts. Sanders and Sons builds and restores decks across Mansfield and DFW with that reality in mind: proper footings, solid framing, and fasteners and finishes chosen for the climate. From a brand-new build to a full restoration of the deck you already own, the estimate is free and itemized before a single board is ordered.
New Build, Rebuild, or Rescue
Most decks do not need replacing. They need the right scope, honestly assessed.
New Deck Builds
Designed around your yard and how you use it: entertaining platforms, stairs, rails, lattice skirting, and built-in benches, framed square and anchored right.
Restorations & Re-Stains
Weathered boards replaced, the frame checked and reinforced, everything sanded and finished in a stain that seals the investment. Decks come back further than most owners expect.
Structural Repairs
Soft spots, loose rails, sinking posts. We open it up, fix the cause instead of the symptom, and leave the deck safe to load up with family and friends.
What Deck Work Includes
Every deck is scoped on site. This is the typical span of work.
If a deck is too far gone to repair honestly, we will tell you, and show you what a rebuild costs line by line so you can compare both routes on paper.
SCOPEStructure
- Footings, posts, and beams sized and set correctly
- Joists framed square with proper spacing and hangers
- Ledger connections flashed and lagged right
- Stairs and stringers built solid and code-minded
BUILDDecking & Rails
- Deck boards laid tight with consistent gaps
- Rails, balusters, and post caps installed sturdy
- Lattice skirting and trim detail work
- Board replacement woven into existing decking
FINISHFinish & Protection
- Sanding and prep before any finish goes down
- Stain or seal coats applied for Texas sun
- Hardware checked and tightened throughout
- Final walkthrough and load check with you
Desmond Sanders runs every project himself: a clear, itemized estimate up front, straight answers on scope and price, and work built to the specification you signed off on. Residential or commercial, the standard is the same.
The Restoration Sweet Spot
Half the cost of a rebuild, most of the result, when the frame is worth saving.
Our before-and-afters tell the story: decks that looked finished-off came back with board replacement, sanding, and stain, because the structure underneath was still sound. That call, repair or rebuild, is exactly what the free on-site estimate settles. Rounding out the backyard? Add a pergola or fence, or pour a concrete patio alongside the deck.