Composite Decks in Austin, Texas.
Trex, TimberTech, and Fiberon decks built on engineered framing — decking that outlives the fasteners holding everyone else's together.
Austin weather is hard on a deck surface: spring hail that dents and cracks, then months of UV that fade and dry whatever is left under it. Composite decking is built to ignore both. A polymer cap wrapped around Trex, TimberTech, or Fiberon boards resists impact, fading, moisture, and the checking that grays untreated wood, so the deck holds its color and finish through Central Texas seasons rather than showing every one.
What sits under the boards matters as much as the boards. On expansive Blackland clay east of I-35, the ground heaves and shrinks with the wet-dry cycle, so we set footings deep enough to stay stable and frame to tolerances that keep a long composite run flat. Get the structure right and the cap does the rest for decades.
Austin questions
Any dark board warms up in direct afternoon sun, composite included. Choosing a lighter color and, where it matters, a cooler PVC-capped line keeps a west-facing deck comfortable underfoot, and composite never splinters the way a sun-baked wood deck eventually does.
Often yes, especially once a deck reaches a certain height, attaches to the house, or carries a cover or railing. City of Austin and the surrounding counties each set their own thresholds, so we confirm which apply to your lot and handle the permit before framing starts.
The clay east of I-35 expands when wet and contracts in drought, which can push footings that were not set deep or wide enough. We engineer the substructure for that movement so the finished composite surface stays level, because the cap only lasts as long as the frame under it holds true.
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