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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 of old stairs and side porch showing wear from years of weathering
before side view of very worn, moss-covered wood stairs and railings with leading up to enclosed porch
before view of wood stairs and railings, very worn and green with moss, leading up to enclosed porch
demo accomplished on wood stairs leading to enclosed porch, side view displaying new stringers put in place
demo accomplished on side wood porch and wood stairs, displaying new wood stair stringers and new porch studs in place
STOPPED HERE close up of precision-mitered wood corners in L-shaped corner of deck
large deck area with newly laid deck flooring
another secition of house has newly laid deck flooring, and corner shows precision-cut edging to meet another section
newly laid wood deck on 12 stairs leading to top deck
large newly built top deck has new sleek black metal railing all around the deck, allowing for wonderful lake views
newly built stairway with 12 stairs now has sleek black metal railing
large newly built top deck has new sleek black metal railing all around the deck, and 4 white Adiorndack chairs sit on deck to enjoy the lake views
black metal patio table and four chairs sit on corner of house on newly built deck