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Second-story redwood deck with cable railing

Los Gatos, CA

Size
300 sq ft
Materials
Redwood, cable railing
Completed
August 2024
Time on site
12 working days
Project cost
$30,000–$35,000
Los Gatos — Second-story redwood deck with cable railing

The house sits in the woods, and its deck, up at second-story level, had worn gray boards, tired steps and a white railing that no longer fit the setting.

We took off the old deck, built a new raised frame and laid 300 sq ft of new Construction Common redwood, with new steps down to the pavers. Everything was finished with Penofin oil, which brings out the warm red of the wood.

Along the edge we built 77 feet of redwood cable railing: pressure-treated posts, a redwood top rail and horizontal cables that keep the forest view open.

Deck worn out down to the frame? We replace the whole deck, frame and all. Send us a photo.

The finished project

Steps and posts
Steps and posts
Cable railing along the edge
Cable railing along the edge
The deck from the side
The deck from the side
The deck from the pavers
The deck from the pavers
Redwood top rail and cables
Redwood top rail and cables

How it was built

Redwood delivered
Redwood delivered
New frame going in: posts and beams set, joists laid out
New frame going in: posts and beams set, joists laid out
Framing along the house
Framing along the house
Stair framing
Stair framing
Decking going down
Decking going down
New deck surface
New deck surface
Deck edge
Deck edge
New steps
New steps
Railing posts
Railing posts
Masked for oiling
Masked for oiling
Oiling the deck
Oiling the deck

Before we started

The old deck and white railing
The old deck and white railing
Worn gray boards
Worn gray boards

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