DECKS
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New elevated wood deck freshly built onto the back of a house

Deck Builder in Central Ohio.

Vantage Decks is a deck builder for Central Ohio, Licking County through Columbus and all of Franklin County. One crew designs it, files the permit, and builds it. Treated pine through PVC, flat yards through eight-foot walkouts, we frame to what your ground and your budget actually allow.

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HOW A NEW DECK GETS BUILT

Plan set before shovel, permit before crew.

Four steps, in order. Skipping the first two is how a deck ends up torn out by an inspector.

Measured plan
We walk the yard, measure the height off grade, and draw a plan set sized to your actual lot, not a generic layout.
Permit filed
We submit the zoning and building applications for you and track them until they clear.
Framed to code
Joist and beam sizing follows the current Residential Code of Ohio span tables (see our Licking County permit guide for the actual numbers). Framing, footing and span figures we give before permit are advisory: final member sizes are confirmed on the stamped plan with the local building authority at permit.
Decking, railing, cleanup
Boards run, railing set, site cleared. You get the inspection card for your file.
MATERIAL FOCUS

Trex and composite installation.

Framing does not change, fastening does
The frame underneath a composite or Trex deck follows the same span and footing rules as wood. What changes is the fastening system: hidden clips instead of face screws, run to the manufacturer's pattern.
Capped composite is a tier, not a brand
Trex is one capped composite brand among several. Our composite tier covers capped composite generally: run it in the estimator to see the range before picking a specific product. See our decking material comparison for all four tiers side by side.
PVC is the step up
Fully synthetic PVC boards cost more than capped composite and do not use a wood core at all. It is a separate tier in the estimator, not a composite variant.
One crew, either material
Framing, fastening pattern, and cleanup come from the same crew regardless of which composite or PVC product you pick.
DECK BUILDER COST, INSTALLED

Run your own numbers with the estimator.

Treated pine
$60–72/sq ft
Cedar
$68–82/sq ft
Capped composite
$74–92/sq ft
PVC / premium
$86–112/sq ft
Includes design, permit filing, footings to 42 inches, framing, decking, standard railing and cleanup. Height above four feet, stairs, lighting and screen walls are quoted on top.
DECK BUILDER QUESTIONS

Asked before the first visit, answered here.

How long does a new deck take, start to finish?
Plan on a couple of weeks from signing to a shovel in the ground for a straightforward permit, longer if a design review board applies where you live. Once the crew starts, build time depends on size and height off grade.
Do I have to pick the material before I get a price?
No. Run the estimator with a few widths and materials side by side, then decide. Treated pine, cedar, capped composite and PVC all price differently and we'll tell you honestly which one is wrong for your yard.
Who files the permit?
We do. Zoning certificate first, then the county or city building permit, in whatever order your address requires.
What happens if my deck needs to be more than four feet off the ground?
The framing gets heavier, guard rail loads matter more, and stairs stop being an afterthought. It is quoted on top of the base square-footage price once we see the actual drop from your door to grade.
OTHER WORK WE DO
Deck Repair
Rebuild what is already there
Staining & Sealing
Protect the deck you have
Railing
Replace or add railing alone

Tell us the width, depth and material and we will tell you the number.

The estimator runs the same math our crew quotes from.

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