Trusted Deck Builder in West Palm Beach FL - Built to Handle the Coast

West Palm Beach is Palm Beach County's largest city, with a housing stock that spans nearly a century of construction styles. The oldest neighborhoods, like Flamingo Park and El Cid, contain homes built in the 1920s through the 1940s in Mediterranean Revival and Mission styles, with original stucco and clay barrel tile roofs. A large share of the city's single-family homes were built between the 1950s and 1970s using the concrete block construction standard throughout South Florida. That age and variety means outdoor structures need to be anchored and finished differently depending on the specific property. A contractor who has worked across the city knows that a one-size-fits-all approach produces problems.

West Palm Beach sits just a few miles from the Atlantic Ocean, and many properties are within a half-mile of the Intracoastal Waterway. That proximity means salt air is a constant factor for any outdoor structure built here. Fasteners corrode, wood breaks down, and sealants fail faster than in inland communities. The city also receives over 60 inches of rain per year, most of it falling in heavy afternoon downpours during hurricane season. Any outdoor structure built in West Palm Beach needs to account for both the moisture load and the wind-load requirements that apply in this coastal zone - requirements set by the Florida Building Code and enforced through the City of West Palm Beach's permitting process.

West Palm Beach is the largest city in Palm Beach County, with a population of about 117,000. The city spans a wide range of neighborhoods and housing types, from the historic Mediterranean Revival homes of Flamingo Park and El Cid - built in the 1920s and 1930s - to the postwar concrete block subdivisions that filled in the city through the 1960s and 1970s, to newer townhomes and condos near the revitalized downtown. The Intracoastal Waterway runs along the city's eastern edge, and the Atlantic Ocean is just a few miles further east across Palm Beach Island. You can read more about the city's neighborhoods and history on the West Palm Beach Wikipedia article.

Downtown West Palm Beach has seen significant investment over the past two decades, with the Rosemary Square district, the Clematis Street corridor, and the waterfront drawing both new residents and renovating homeowners. Outside of downtown, the city has a large, established residential core with homeowners who have been in their homes for many years and are now investing in outdoor upgrades and repairs. We serve homeowners throughout all of West Palm Beach, and also cover nearby communities including Greenacres to the south and Palm Beach Gardens to the north.