Ace Deck Builders builds, inspects and repairs decks in Barton Creek, 78735. Our crew plans each deck around the area’s hillside lots, its trees and the strict water quality rules that come with building in the Barton Creek watershed.
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Looking for a deck builder in Barton Creek? The community covers about 4,000 acres and 19 neighborhoods around the Barton Creek resort, roughly seven miles west of downtown, with the first homes built in the early 1980s. Lots tend to be large and sloped, with mature trees and wide views, which makes the structure under a deck as important as the boards on top. Book a Barton Creek site visit and we’ll look at the slope, the trees and the rules first.
Ace Deck Builders is veteran-owned and fully insured. Our 1-year workmanship warranty covers every finished project, and more than 200 completed deck projects have gone through the same inspection-first process.
Barton Creek is one of the main creeks that recharge Barton Springs, and building in its watershed comes with some of the tightest water quality rules in the area. Under Austin’s Save Our Springs ordinance, impervious cover limits run from 15 to 25 percent of a site, depending on the zone. How a deck counts matters too. In Austin’s Environmental Criteria Manual, an uncovered wood deck with gaps between boards over a pervious surface counts as 50 percent impervious, while a covered deck counts fully. We check which rules apply to your lot before the design is set.
Hill Country lots here often slope away from the house, and limestone can sit close to the surface. Our crew plans footing locations, post heights and bracing for the slope, and looks at where water runs under the deck so the bases of posts don’t stay wet. Getting that right in the plan is what keeps a tall deck steady for years.
On a large lot with views, small layout choices matter: where the stairs land, how a railing looks from inside the house, how far the deck extends. Our custom deck design process includes 3D renderings, so those decisions are made on screen before anything is ordered.
Many decks here date from the area’s early decades. Our deck inspection process checks the ledger and flashing, joists, posts, footings, stairs and railings, and you get a written report with photos. If the frame is sound, older deck repairs often make more sense than replacement.
When you’re ready for new decking, we install low-maintenance composite decking from Trex and TimberTech, with Fiberon on request, alongside cedar and pressure-treated pine.
We’ll start with a site visit and an inspection of any existing deck, then check how much impervious cover your lot has left before sizing anything. You’ll see the design in 3D renderings, and once you’ve approved it, we’ll handle the permit path for your property. Materials aren’t ordered until approvals are in, so there’s no rush to change the plan later.
The names get mixed up often. Barton Creek is the 78735 community west of Loop 360, built around the resort. Barton Hills is a City of Austin neighborhood in 78704, between Zilker Park and Loop 360, first platted in the 1950s. We work in both, and if you’re in Barton Hills, our 78704 deck page covers Travis Heights and nearby South Austin homes.
We also work next door in Lost Creek decks, and across 78746 in West Lake Hills, Rollingwood and Rob Roy. Barton Creek is one of the Hill Country communities in our Central Texas service area.
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Call (512) 566-7519 to book a visit. Most inspections are scheduled within the same week, and you’ll get written findings and photos before any quote. We’re open Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 6 PM, and Saturday, 9 AM to 4 PM.
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They can. In Austin’s rules, an uncovered wood deck with gaps between boards that sits over a pervious surface counts as 50 percent impervious, and a covered deck counts fully. In the Barton Creek watershed, where impervious cover limits are tight, that can affect a deck’s size or whether it’s covered. We confirm which rules apply to your property before the design is final.
Yes. We plan post heights, bracing, footings and stairs for a deck that’s higher at its outer edge than at the house, and we look at how water moves under it. Where limestone sits close to the surface, footing design changes too. On steeper lots, a multi-level design that steps down the grade is often easier to use than one tall platform.
Yes. We create 3D renderings and detailed plans so you can see the layout, stairs, railings and materials against your house before anything is ordered. On larger lots with views, that’s the easiest way to settle where stairs land and how far the deck should extend. The plan you approve is the one our crew builds from.
No. Barton Creek is the community in 78735 west of Loop 360, built around the resort from the early 1980s. Barton Hills is a City of Austin neighborhood in 78704 near Zilker Park, first platted in the 1950s. We build and repair decks in both, and the rules that apply can differ between them, so we confirm them for each property.
Let the structure decide. If the ledger, joists, posts and footings are sound, repairs to boards, railings and stairs can keep an older deck in service. If supports have deteriorated, especially tall posts on a slope, replacement is usually the safer choice. Our inspection gives you a written report with photos and a plain recommendation before you’re quoted anything.
It depends on the size and height of the deck, the design and any permit or neighborhood review. Once the plan is approved and approvals are in place, we’ll give you a realistic schedule and keep you updated as the work moves along. Hillside builds take more planning up front, which keeps the build itself on track.
