TheLarchmontSnohomish County.
(206) 735-1286Get a quote
TheLarchmontSnohomish County.
(206) 735-1286Get a quote
Custom Composite and Cedar Decks, Built to Last and Priced to Move in Lake Stevens and across Snohomish County.
Free quoteComposite deck buildLooking for deck builder in Lake Stevens, WA? Larchmont is a registered Lake Stevens deck contractor handling deck builder, deck installation, deck contractor, and cost to build a deck for homeowners across Lake Stevens and Snohomish County. One crew, a written warranty, and a free on-site quote, Since 2024.
Every deck builder job in Lake Stevens has to answer the local ground and weather. Here is what we build for.
The biggest, deepest lake in the county sits in the middle of town, and all that water keeps the shoreline air damp long after a rain quits. Roofs and decks facing away from the sun hold that damp, which is why the lake side of a house goes green while the driveway side stays clean. We wash the moss off without wrecking shingles, then flash and slope things so water leaves instead of soaking in.
This lake started as a resort, and a lot of waterfront houses began as 1920s summer cottages that got added onto every decade since. Behind the original cedar there's often framing that has been wet longer than anyone has owned the place. Over on Soper Hill and Cavelero, the newer builds come with builder-grade decks and fences that were priced to sell the house, and they usually need redoing well before the house feels old.
The rock in the ground here is genuinely famous. The Lake Stevens Monster, the biggest boulder the ice sheet left anywhere in Washington, sits right in town, and its smaller relatives are buried all over the place. When a fence line or a footing finds one, we dig to full depth anyway, shift the post or break out the rock, and set it in concrete rather than cheating the hole shallow.
Here's what a deck build covers, all of it priced before the first footing goes in.
Composite & cedar decksComposite deck
Composite & cedar decksWraparound and stairs
Composite & cedar decksRailing at dusk
Composite & cedar decksMulti-level with stairsRepresentative photos of the work we do.
Lake Stevens issues its own permits through City Planning and Community Development. If your project needs one, we pull it and meet the inspector.
We opened in 2024, so the honest review count is still zero, and it stays honest. While it climbs, here are four commitments you can verify yourself.
Whoever pulls the board at your inspection is on the crew that rebuilds the wall. We don't broker your project out to strangers.
The terms are written into the contract you hold in your hands. You read them first, then you decide.
The figure we hand you is the figure you pay. A change order in writing is the only thing that can move it.
Registered Washington contractor #LARCHBL744BK, bonded and insured. The state L&I lookup confirms all of it in about a minute.
Composite costs more the day it goes in and asks for almost nothing after. Cedar is cheaper up front, feels like real wood because it is, and wants a wash and fresh stain every couple of years to stay that way. We build both, and once we've seen how much sun and shade your yard gets, we'll tell you which one we'd put on our own house.
Size, height off the ground, and railing do most of it. In the current market composite lands between $60 and $100 a square foot installed and cedar between $40 and $65, but those are market ranges, not a bid on your deck. The full breakdown lives in what a deck costs around Snohomish County, and the design visit turns it into three real numbers for your own ground.
Under 30 inches off the ground at the lowest point of the yard, usually no. Over that line, yes, and a roof over the deck or a walkout underneath changes the answer too. When yours needs one we pull it, handle the paperwork, and meet the inspector, so you don't burn a day off waiting at a counter.
The shaded, lake-facing pitch never fully dries between rains, so moss gets a growing season that runs most of the year. We clean it off without tearing up the shingles, fix any flashing that's holding water, and on a reroof we build that pitch to drain properly.
Yes, carefully. The 1920s to 1950s cottages around the lake tend to hide rot behind their original cedar, so we open the wall at the soft spot, show you exactly what's in there, and write the quote before anything else comes apart.
The same crew and the same written warranty in the towns next door.
Tell us about your deck project in Lake Stevens. A photo gets an answer back fast, or leave your number and a human calls, usually the same day.
Your photo goes to the crew, not a queue. You usually hear back within one business day at (206) 735-1286.