Serving Severn, Maryland
Deck Building in Severn, MD
Deck Building in Severn, Maryland, from our Bowie base: published ranges up front, the yard, the footings, and the design settled on site, and one written figure before work begins.
Serving Severn, Maryland
Deck Building in Severn, Maryland, from our Bowie base: published ranges up front, the yard, the footings, and the design settled on site, and one written figure before work begins.
Severn counted 57,118 residents in the 2020 Census, one of the biggest communities in Anne Arundel County and one of the closest large stops northwest of our base in Bowie. Its housing leans toward single family homes on wooded lots, where a raised deck off the back of the house is often the only level ground the yard offers. Under many of those decks sits a patio or walkout that gets dripped on through the board gaps above every time it rains.
That drip is a solvable problem, and solving it is a big part of why Severn homeowners call us. We are Bowie Deck Company, and we build, replace, and dry out decks across Severn.
Under deck drainage systems anchor our Severn work. A drainage system fits a sloped panel system beneath the joists of a raised deck, catches rain falling through the surface, and carries it to a gutter at the edge. The space below stays dry enough for seating, a grill station, or storage that no longer mildews. Adding drainage during a build is the cleanest path, though many sound existing decks can be fitted from below.
The rest of our Severn work covers the full deck. Composite deck installation and wood deck installation in pressure treated stock give new builds their surface choice: composite earns its keep in deep shade, wood wins on upfront cost for sunny yards. Custom deck building and multi level deck installation step platforms down sloping lots. Deck replacement takes over when an original deck has heaved footings or a tired ledger board, and deck resurfacing renews boards and railings where the frame still tests strong. Covered deck construction, screened porch and deck construction, deck repair, deck stairs and railings, aluminum railing installation, pergola and deck combinations, pool deck installation, deck lighting installation, and deck extension complete the list. One caution guides the drainage work: a system is only as good as the frame above it, so we inspect first and say clearly if repair must come before drainage.
A raised deck behind a Severn home stood over a patio used for grilling, and every rain sent water through the boards onto the furniture and grill below. The joists and beams tested sound, so we fitted a drainage system beneath the deck surface, sloped to a gutter run along the outer edge, and sealed the perimeter at the house wall. The patio stayed dry through the first storm after the work, gaining the family a covered outdoor room with no roof structure above.
Published figures frame Severn deck budgets, because no local company publishes a price list for this work. Published guides put pressure treated wood decks at $35 to $55 per square foot installed and composite decks at $55 to $90 per square foot installed. Typical deck projects in published guides run $15,000 to $25,000, and the Baltimore area Cost vs Value wood deck addition runs about $17,183. A drainage system fitted under a sound existing deck is a contained job with a contained price, far below a new build. Height and footing ground move a build figure most, and the site visit pins it down.
Severn sits close to Bowie, and close matters for work that happens in stages: a crew based one county run away can return easily when a project needs a second look. Wooded, shaded decks raised over living space are a pattern we build constantly across this ring, so the details that keep the space below dry, slope, flashing at the wall, a gutter that clears, get checked without being asked.
Drainage is cheapest here. A system under a raised deck costs far less than a build. Builds are what the published guides price: typical projects at $15,000 to $25,000, pressure treated wood decks at $35 to $55 per square foot installed, composite decks at $55 to $90 per square foot installed. Your firm figure comes from the visit.
Deck building in Maryland is MHIC governed home improvement work as a general market fact, and Severn addresses go through the Anne Arundel County permit process for structural deck work. We walk through whether your scope needs that step before the schedule is set.
In many cases, yes, provided the joists are reachable from below and the frame is sound. Severn has plenty of raised decks over patios where only the water is the problem. If joists are soft or footings are failing, the frame needs attention first.
The homes and lots explain it. Many Severn houses sit with the main floor well above the back yard grade, and lots slope away from the house, so a raised deck on posts connects the back door to the yard. That height creates the usable space below, which is why drainage questions come up here so often.
Yes. Deck repair, drainage work, and railing updates in Severn are part of our normal week. Small scopes get the same site visit and written plan as large ones, and the trip from our Bowie base is a routine run northwest.
Use the quote form at the bottom of this page. Include whether your deck is raised or low and what you want the finished space to do. We respond with questions and book the visit.
Tell us about the deck you want. We read every request that comes in and respond with the published range for that kind of work and the next step, starting with a visit to measure the yard and talk through design and materials.
Prefer to talk it through first? Send the form and we will call you back at the number you give us.