Decks, Porches & Ramps in Austin, TX

Timber porches, decks, and wheelchair ramps built to be trusted — Austin, Travis County.

Austin lives outside for most of the year, which is why a covered porch does more work here than a bigger living room would. Shade in August is worth more square footage than glass is.

Decks, covered porches with real rafters and shaped brackets, steps, and ramps where somebody needs to get in and out without negotiating the front step.

Decks, Porches & Ramps in Austin

The old bungalows are the ramp problem here. They sit high off the ground on their piers — which is exactly why they are dry and exactly why the front door can be three or four steps up. That height decides how long a ramp has to be, and on a small central lot it is often the reason a ramp has to turn.

Blackland Prairie clay under most of the city, which swells in the wet and shrinks in a drought — the reason so many foundations here move
Whole neighbourhoods of 1930s-50s bungalows in East Austin, Hyde Park and Travis Heights sitting on pier and beam
The city has loosened its rules on second dwellings, so backyard units are now a normal thing to ask about rather than an exotic one
Lots are expensive enough that building outward on the same lot beats moving

Questions about decks, porches & ramps in Austin

Our porch is high off the ground. Can a ramp still work?

Usually, by turning it with a landing rather than running it straight out to the street. We measure the height first, because that is the number that decides everything else.

What holds up in this sun?

Cedar for what you see and touch, treated timber against the ground, and a finish that gets renewed. Central Texas sun is harder on outdoor wood than the rain is.

Can you cover an existing deck?

Often, but the existing deck has to be able to carry posts and a roof. We check what is under it before agreeing, since a deck framed for foot traffic is not framed for a roof.

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Cabin raised on timber posts with the roof framed

Curved cedar brackets and exposed rafters on a raised porch

Timber porch structure with curved brackets

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Call (512) 660-2317