Balcony & Deck Structural Repair Projects

Dry rot, failing cantilevers, undersized framing — real structural repairs our in-house crew shored, engineered, and rebuilt across Greater Sacramento.

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Every project below is real work by our in-house crew — inspected, repaired, and signed off under one license. Filter by service to see how we handle jobs like yours.

Timber deck posts and footings being rebuilt at a mountain apartment building in South Lake Tahoe, CA
Deck Inspection SB 721 Inspection Structural Repair

Deck Inspection and Post Base Reconstruction After Snowmelt — South Lake Tahoe

South Lake Tahoe, CA

Fourteen mountain decks looked sound from above. Underneath, posts had been set straight onto their footings without standoffs, and thirty winters of snowmelt had eaten the bases. We rebuilt five in the summer window before the season closed the site.

  • Deck inspection of all 14 decks & 2 stairways
  • Excavation beside 4 piers to confirm footing size & bearing
  • Post base replacement on galvanized standoffs (5 posts)
  • Ledger re-flashing with correctly lapped detail (3 decks)
Riveted steel fire escape on a North Beach hotel being assessed during a Section 604 inspection in San Francisco
SF Section 604 Inspection Structural Repair

Section 604 Inspection and Fire Escape Repair for a 26-Room North Beach Hotel

San Francisco, CA (North Beach)

Section 604 covers San Francisco hotels with six or more guest rooms — including their metal fire escapes. A 26-room North Beach hotel had never filed an affidavit. We inspected all twenty-three elevated elements, repaired three fire escapes, and filed with SFDBI.

  • 100% Section 604 inspection of all 23 wood and metal elements
  • Fire escape load assessment & fastener extraction testing
  • Landing bracket rebuild with galvanized plates & epoxy anchors
  • Drop ladder overhaul on all three assemblies
Corroded joist hangers exposed beneath an apartment balcony during an SB 721 inspection in Hayward, CA
SB 721 Inspection Structural Repair Waterproofing

SB 721 Inspection Where the Wood Was Sound and the Hardware Was Not — Hayward

Hayward, CA (Jackson Triangle)

Every balcony at an 18-unit Hayward building passed a probe test. The joist hangers did not. Marine air and unrated fasteners in treated lumber had taken the connections down while the wood around them stayed solid — the failure mode nobody looks for.

  • SB 721 inspection of all 12 elevated elements
  • Soffit opened on all 9 balconies rather than sampled
  • Photographic record of every joist hanger and strap
  • Hardware replacement in hot-dip galvanized & stainless (6 balconies)
Balcony guardrail replacement in progress at a 55+ condominium community in Lincoln, CA
SB 326 Inspection Structural Repair Waterproofing

SB 326 Inspection and Phased Guardrail Upgrade at a Lincoln 55+ Community

Lincoln, CA

An SB 326 inspection at a 96-unit active adult community found guard posts anchored into decayed blocking on twenty-six balconies. Four were closed immediately; the board phased the remaining twenty-two into the next budget year and funded everything from reserves.

  • Engineer-led SB 326 inspection of 96 balconies
  • Individual load checks on every guard
  • 15-day immediate-threat notice & closure on 4 balconies
  • Post blocking replacement & stainless base anchors
ABD crew removing a failed deck coating down to bare framing at a Carmichael apartment building
SB 721 Inspection Structural Repair Waterproofing

SB 721 Re-Inspection After a Cosmetic Repair Failed — 24-Unit Apartment in Carmichael

Carmichael, CA

A Carmichael owner had paid for deck repairs eighteen months earlier. A fresh coating had gone straight over decayed plywood and rotted ledger blocking. We re-inspected all twelve decks, rebuilt nine, and produced the written report the first contractor never delivered.

  • SB 721 inspection of all 12 decks (no sampling)
  • Removal of the failed coating & decking
  • Plywood substrate & ledger blocking replacement (9 decks)
  • Hot-dip galvanized fasteners & new ledger flashing
ABD crew rebuilding balcony guardrails at an 88-unit apartment complex in Stockton, CA
SB 721 Inspection Structural Repair Waterproofing

Guardrail and Landing Repairs Across an 88-Unit Stockton Apartment Complex (SB 721)

Stockton, CA

Load testing during an SB 721 inspection put nineteen guardrails on the immediate-threat list. We fenced the affected balconies within 24 hours, replaced the rotted rim joists holding the posts, and rebuilt every guard to code across eleven buildings — without a single unit losing access.

  • SB 721 inspection of 44 balconies & 22 stair landings
  • Manual load checks on every guard
  • Immediate-threat notice & temporary guarding within 24 hours
  • Rim joist and post blocking replacement

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