Deck repair - Fulton County
Roswell runs from the historic streets around Canton Street and the old mill down to the Chattahoochee, out through 1980s and 90s swim-and-tennis subdivisions on wooded, rolling ground along Holcomb Bridge and Hardscrabble roads. Wooded ravines and creek lots mean steep back yards, tall decks, and a lot of shade. Lots close to the river or to Big Creek can also fall under stream-buffer or river-corridor rules that affect where new footings can go.
Roswell's ground is rolling and cut by creeks - Big Creek, Hog Wallow, and the smaller streams draining to the Chattahoochee. Subdivisions from the 1980s and 90s off Holcomb Bridge, Hardscrabble and Crabapple roads were laid out across that terrain, so a lot of back yards drop into a wooded ravine. Decks here are tall on the downhill side and deep in shade for most of the day.
Around Canton Street and the historic district, houses are older and decks are generally smaller additions. Out in the swim-and-tennis subdivisions, the decks were built with the houses, and at thirty-odd years old most have had their boards replaced once already. The frame is the question now - particularly posts where they meet damp ravine soil, and hangers that have been rusting quietly since the first surface went on.
The City of Roswell issues permits here. Repairs in place generally proceed normally, but lots backing onto a creek can fall under stream-buffer rules, and lots near the river under the Chattahoochee corridor rules, which matters if a deck is being enlarged or needs footings in new places.
Mostly second-generation work on original frames: frame repair, new boards, repairs, stairs down to the yard, ledger fixes, staining under the trees, screened porches, replacement.
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