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Revamped Side Porch and Stairs

Customer wanted to replace his rotting wood deck boards and railings with Trex composite decking/fascia and Fortress Aluminum railing.

Day 1: Demoed the old decking/railing and started adding more joists and blocking where needed. The stair stringers weren’t sitting on anything solid, so we added concrete blocks under each stringer to support them correctly.

Day 2: Finished up all the blocking/support, and added additional support to the stairs on the other side by sistering up 2x12 stringers onto the outside of the existing 2x10 stringers.

Day 3: Installed Trex Spiced Rum composite fascia around the perimeter of the porch and on the stairs as risers. Installed color matched plugs into all screw holes removing exposed holes.

Day 4: Installed Trex Spiced Rum composite decking on the stairs and porch. Picture framed the decking on the porch and stair landing for a clean, fluid look.

Day 5: Installed Fortress Fe26 Welded Aluminum Railing on both the porch and stairs. This railing is very clean-looking and sturdy. By adding blocking underneath and picture framing our decking, we are able to mount the railings on our perimeter decking board for a nice, clean look.

CITY

Lavonia, GA

DATE

Mar 2026

CATEGORY

Deck Remodel

JOB LENGTH

5 Days

View of side porch before work from the back side of lake house, showing old wooden rails, posts, and stairs.
Before image of 5 old wood stairs and a side porch with wood railings, showing wear from years of weathering.
Before side view of the very worn, moss-covered wood 12 wood stairs, landing, and wood railings leading up to an enclosed porch.
Before front view of 12 wood stairs, landing,and railings, very worn and green with moss, leading up to an enclosed porch.
Side view of demolition accomplished on 12 wood stairs and landing leading to enclosed porch, and displaying new wood stair stringers and studs for landing put in place.
Front view of demolition accomplished on 5 wood stairs leading to side wood porch, and displaying new wood stair stringers and new porch studs in place.
Trex Spiced Rum cut strings and risers installed on the new stringers.
The Trex Spiced Rum decking is complete on the 12 stairs with a landing in the middle.
The Trex Spiced Rum decking is complete on side porch and the 5 stairs leading to it.
A side view of newly laid wood deck on side porch with the 5 stairs leading up to it.
A side view of the newly finished 12 stairs with shower and landing, complete with new sleek black metal railing on the stairs all the up to the house.
A close up of the new hand-held shower and shower handles that were installed next to the 12 stairs for rinse offs after swimming before going up into the house.
Side view of the newly-completed 12 stair staircase and landing finished with new Trex Spiced Rum decking and new sleek black metal railing.
Top down view of the newly-completed 12 stair staircase and landing finished with new Trex Spiced Rum decking and new sleek black metal railing.
Side view of the newly-remodeled 5 stairs and side porch complete with Trex Spiced Rum decking, with new sleek black metal railing all around the deck, and a patio table and chairs and Barbecue for afternoon entertainment.
Front facing view of the newly-remodeled 5 stairs and side porch complete with Trex Spiced Rum decking, with new sleek black metal railing all around the deck.
Ground-level view looking up at the underside and side of the newly-remodeled 5 stairs and side porch complete with Trex Spiced Rum decking, with new sleek black metal railing all around the deck.