Project Spotlights.

The Problem

Nick's deck in Warman was built in the early 2000s — same time as the house. The original contractor used standard concrete tube piles. In Warman's high water table area, that was a mistake.

Every winter, the frost got under those piles and pushed them up. Every winter, the deck moved a little more. After 20 years of this, the whole thing was falling apart. The fascia was warped. The stucco on the house wall was cracking. The skirting was falling apart. And it was getting worse every year.

Two contractors had looked at it and walked away.

Nick called us.

He was not even looking for a full rebuild. He just wanted to know if we could drop the posts down a little. A quick fix. Buy some time.

But there was a reason this kept happening. We were not going to put a bandage on a broken foundation.

We did a full inspection. We looked at everything. Then we told Nick the truth — the only fix was to gut the whole deck, drive screw piles below the frost line, and rebuild it at the right grade. It was more than he planned for. But it was the only way to stop it for good.

Nick had one more reason to get it done right. He was getting married. The deck was not just a deck anymore. It was the backdrop to the next chapter of his life.

We got to work.

The Solution

We gave Nick a straight answer. Demo the deck. Pull the old piles. Drive new screw piles deep. Reframe it. Rebuild it right.

So that is what we did.

We tore out the old structure. Pulled every concrete pile out of the ground. Drove screw piles deep enough that frost cannot touch them. That deck is not moving again.

Once we got into the reframe, we made a call. The lower deck was not in the original scope. But it made sense to do both levels at the same time. Better structure. Better result. Nick agreed.

We rebuilt with PVC decking, welded aluminum railings, and a frosted glass privacy wall on the west side. We added a proper access hatch to the storage underneath. The skirting is full engineered wood, painted to match the house.

We also repaired the stucco on the house wall. Twenty years of heaving had cracked and chipped it. Now that the movement is gone, the repairs will hold. The whole exterior looks the way it should have from day one.

We left the property cleaner than we found it.

The Challenge

The Saskatoon Berries needed two commercial decks built at the ballpark. Fast.

One was 26 feet by 20 feet. The other was 70 feet by 20 feet. Both fully freestanding. No walls to pull square off. No existing structure to work from. Just open space and a deadline.

Opening Day was May 2024. That was not moving.

We started in spring and had to push. With nothing to square off of, we strung lines off each other and worked out from the opening. Every measurement had to be right. There was no room to be off.

The timeline was tight. The stakes were high. And we were building at a place we love.

The Solution

We drove three rows of screw piles for each deck. Triple ply 2x10 beams. 2x8 joists at 12 inches on center. Every beam and joist fully taped before anything went on top.

Then we laid full PVC deck boards with hidden fasteners. Clean lines. No exposed hardware.

The decking and skirting are full PVC — completely maintenance free. No painting. No staining. No rotting. The ball club’s investment is protected. The fans get a clean, safe space to enjoy the game for years to come.

Three sets of stairs. A full wheelchair ramp. Fully welded aluminum railings with hand pipe on the ramp. Everything done to commercial standard.

We built both decks from the ground up. On time. For Opening Day.

A lot of our crew has sat in those stands watching the Berries play. Building the decks that fans walk across every game — that one meant something to us.