Decks & Patios · Nashville, TN
Local deck builders, straight answers
Deck builders who set the footings deep, flash the ledger, and would rather tell you what a deck costs than what it starts at.
About Nashville's Deck
Nashville's Deck is a deck and patio builder serving Nashville and 64 more towns across 12 counties of Middle Tennessee — and we stake our name on how the work goes.
Decks fail at the ledger and the footings, the two places nobody looks after the boards are on. Our builders flash the ledger to the house properly, dig the footings to the depth the code and the clay require, and put the whole scope — stairs, railings, lighting — in one written number.
What we do
- Flash the ledger. The board that ties the deck to the house is flashed and bolted, because that connection is what fails when decks come down.
- Dig the footings. Below frost depth and to the width the load needs, inspected before the post goes in.
- Price everything. Frame, decking, stairs, railing, fascia, lighting and haul-off in one number, not a base plus extras.
What we will not do
- Nail a ledger. It is bolted, with the flashing behind it; nails are how old decks separate from houses.
- Build on an old frame without inspecting it. New composite on rotten joists is a new deck with an old problem underneath.
- Skip the permit. It is the inspection that makes the deck safe to stand on, and it is on the record when the house sells.
What we actually work on
Decks, paver patios and pergola installation — everything we handle, and what each one covers.
The deck building problems Middle Tennessee homeowners bring us most often:
- Deck feels bouncy or unsafe
- Boards are splitting
- Nowhere shaded to sit
- Mosquitoes make it unusable
- Want to extend the living space
- Failed an inspection
Who does the work
Every deck builder on our crews carries liability insurance on file with us and holds the Tennessee contractor’s license the job value requires; the crews have built to the local inspectors’ standards on jobs we know.
Beyond the paperwork, the test is how somebody handles the part of a deck building job that does not go to plan — the honest call when the estimate has to change, and whether you hear about it before the work or after. The deck builders who stay with us are the ones who have passed that test on jobs we know about.
Why we do not publish reviews yet
No deck galleries borrowed from a manufacturer and no quoted customers this brand has not had; the proof will be decks built here, shown as owners agree.
Where we work
Deck builders serving Nashville also build in Franklin, Brentwood, Murfreesboro, Hendersonville — 65 towns across 12 counties. Each of the main cities has its own page — what its houses mean for deck building, who issues the permits, which neighborhoods are inside the run.
If you want to understand the work before you speak to anyone, our deck building guide covers what drives the price, what your options are and what a badly done job looks like — written so you can judge any deck builder in the region, including us.
Who we are
Behind Nashville's Deck is Michael Blair, its owner, who runs the business and takes responsibility for all the writing on this site. Its pages follow the makers’ documentation, Tennessee’s code and deck builders’ own practice, and are brought up to date as those do; each post bears his byline and date. Every builder we put on a deck is licensed and insured, keeps the commitments written out on this page; Nashville's Deck backs each deck they put up.
Whoever builds your deck, us included, look the Tennessee contractor’s license up at verify.tn.gov, and get a copy of their insurance certificate before any footing is dug. Your town’s permit office is listed on its city page.
Free estimate
Ready for a deck you can use all summer?
Tell Nashville's Deck what you want to build or fix, and how big. We come out, check the house wall and the ground, and price it on paper at no charge, stairs and railings counted in.