Client Reviews

Great team to work with and their craftsmanship is absolutely stunning.

YourDeckBuilder fully replaced our aging—and dangerous, structurally-compromised—hillside deck, and we are thrilled with the result. The deck's wood was severely worn, with parts showing termite damage, and the concrete supports underneath were tilted and *cracked*. The whole thing was sitting at an angle and pulling away from the house. We had been putting off the necessary work for fear of the cost, painting over blemishes to fool ourselves into thinking we had more time, but then one of us suddenly stepped through planks of wood (no injuries) and we knew we couldn't delay it any longer (see before photos). I contacted YourDeckBuilder, and John Simons was quick to come by to assess the situation and discuss the options (so many options!) available to us. He answered all of my annoying questions and immediately made me feel at ease about such a major project (again, one we'd been dreading and postponing). We had a quote within the week and made a decision about a week later. The contract was signed about a week later and work was underway the next week. The scheduling was easy, even for my partner and I who have absurdly demanding jobs with absurd hours. They worked with us all along the way. No, it wasn't cheap, but it was MORE than reasonable for the engineering and sweat, the craft and beautiful woodwork, especially in this fraught economic environment, with high inflation and difficult-to-procure materials. I want to note our location is exceptionally tricky: we live in a 1920s home on a staircase without *any* street access, which means carrying heavy supplies and debris up and down multiple flights of stairs EVERY day, multiple TIMES per day. The crew made dozens of trips a day, back and forth, back and forth. All of this in the middle of unrelenting summer heat. They also had the hillside to build into and a leftover eucalyptus tree trunk (visible in a before photo) to contend with as they got to work. The primary tradesmen at our home to complete the work—project manager/foreman Ángel, plus Raul, Joell, and José—were keen professionals, and continuing to coordinate check-ins with John Simons was a breeze. Our deck, the whole giant thing, in spite of all the obstacles, was done surprisingly quickly and it's beautiful. In the future we will choose YDB for similar projects, and recommend all our relations do the same.

John, Angel and the team were a joy to work with - very communicative, thoughtful and diligent. Our deck is beautiful and was built efficiently, we couldn't be happier!

Great team of deck builders. Work was done very professionally and materials were high quality

They really transformed my garage into my home office, and its amazing! The amount of time it took was unbelievable, and the level of detail was superb. They truly have an ability to redesign spaces and the results showed.

Good work

We had the most amazing experience with YourDeckBuilder. They built us the most beautiful deck. They were professional, reliable and very reasonably priced. John, Angel and the rest of the team were so friendly and kind. We have recommended them to all of our family and friends.

We were having a deck rebuilt by a contractor but their work was so poor that we let them go. After meeting with a few builders, we had YourDeckBuilder come in and redo the work. So we had a direct comparison. YourDeckBuilders's workmanship, on a crew led by Angel, was excellent, the price was very good, and they completed the whole job quickly. All our interactions with John, who provided the bid and stayed in touch throughout the job, were excellent. I'd recommend them without reservation.

They did an amazing job and a pleasure to work with! Love my beautiful new deck.

We hired Your Deck Builder to build the deck above our garage and are thrilled with how it turned out. John and the team were fantastic to work with - they were efficient, timely and responsive throughout the entire process. We would gladly hire them again.

John and his crew did an excellent job on my deck. My house is on stilts and it’s on a slope. It was a difficult project. Your Deck Builder was able to replace my deck and it looks beautiful!

Great experience with John and the crew at YourDeckBuilder. We had a crumbling wooden deck and staircase on the back of our 100 year-old LA bungalow. John helped us with a design that complimented the existing architecture and saw other safety issues that needed to be addressed with simple solutions. The crew was amazing, showed up everyday and even offered to work on the weekend. They are truly craftsmen and were able to match the design of the existing house which had nonstandard width boards. Everything lines up and looks like it has always been there. We used a combination of redwood and TREX in a way that was economical and structually sound. They painted the wood boards to perfectly match the house. I would use them again in a heatbeat and can highly recommend without hesitation.