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Greg's Build in Grandview, TX

Tearout and prep work has begun on Greg's project in Grandview. The crew is pulling the old ledger and trim off the back of the house, clearing the existing patio area, and getting the wall prepped so the new ledger board can be flashed and fastened correctly. Framing comes next — we'll keep posting photos here as each stage wraps up.

Crew removing old ledger and trim during tearout at Greg's Grandview, TX home, built by BenchMark Decks in Grandview, Texas — Tearout underway — old ledger and trim coming off.

Back of the house prepped for new deck framing, built by BenchMark Decks in Grandview, Texas — Wall prepped and patio area cleared for framing.

Framing underway — beams, posts, and layout

With the wall prepped, the crew moved straight into framing. Posts were set and braced, the ledger fastened and flashed to the house, and the carrying beams run level across the back elevation. Every beam-to-post connection is tied together with heavy galvanized hardware and structural fasteners, so the frame carries load the way it's supposed to before a single deck board goes down.

Wide view of Greg's Grandview, TX home with new deck framing going up under the oak trees, built by BenchMark Decks in Grandview, Texas — Framing takes shape across the back of the house.

Deck beams and posts installed along the back wall of the house, built by BenchMark Decks in Grandview, Texas — Posts set, beams run level, layout squared to the house.

Crew member setting deck joists on top of the beam framing, built by BenchMark Decks in Grandview, Texas — Joists being laid out across the beams.

Installer driving structural fasteners into deck framing with galvanized hardware, built by BenchMark Decks in Grandview, Texas — Structural fasteners and galvanized hardware at every connection — joist hangers will be added next.

Joists, stairs, and rail posts — almost ready for composite

The frame is buttoned up. Joists are hung and blocked on tight spacing, the rail posts are set and plumb, and the stair stringers are cut and landed so the deck ties cleanly down to grade. Next up is butyl joist tape over the framing, then the Fiberon Good Life Cabin composite boards go down — we're one step away from decking on this one.

Deck joists and rail posts installed along the back of Greg's Grandview, TX home, ready for composite decking, built by BenchMark Decks in Grandview, Texas — Joists hung, rail posts set — ready for composite boards.

Stair stringers and treads framed off the new deck, built by BenchMark Decks in Grandview, Texas — Stairs framed and landed so the deck ties down to grade.

Fiberon decking going down

Decking day. The Fiberon Good Life Cabin boards are being cut and fastened across the taped joists, with picture-frame border boards notched tight around every rail post for a clean, finished edge. Fascia wraps the stair boxes so the composite carries all the way down the steps — no exposed framing anywhere you walk.

Installer cutting Fiberon Good Life Cabin composite deck boards in place on Greg's Grandview, TX deck, built by BenchMark Decks in Grandview, Texas — Fiberon Good Life Cabin boards cut and fastened across the joists.

BenchMark Decks crew member cutting composite decking on a miter saw below the deck frame, built by BenchMark Decks in Grandview, Texas — Every board measured and cut on site.

Composite deck board notched around a stained rail post with cable railing hardware, built by BenchMark Decks in Grandview, Texas — Boards notched tight around each rail post.

Composite stair tread and fascia wrapping the stair box on Greg's Grandview, TX deck, built by BenchMark Decks in Grandview, Texas — Composite treads wrapping the stair boxes.

Cable railing is installed

The cable railing is in. Stained posts, top and bottom rails, and stainless cable runs tensioned level across every section — strong, code-height railing that keeps the tree line and the view wide open.

Stainless cable railing runs tensioned between stained wood posts on Greg's Grandview, TX deck, built by BenchMark Decks in Grandview, Texas — Cable runs tensioned level across each section.

Close-up of stainless cable railing tensioners fastened to a stained deck post, built by BenchMark Decks in Grandview, Texas — Stainless hardware set and tensioned post by post.

BenchMark Decks crew member installing cable railing on an elevated deck, built by BenchMark Decks in Grandview, Texas — Final rail sections going in from the deck edge.

Composite stair treads with cable railing looking down into the tree line, built by BenchMark Decks in Grandview, Texas — Cable railing carried down the stairs to grade.

The finished build

Here it is complete — an elevated Fiberon Good Life composite deck in Cabin, wrapped in stained pressure-treated framing and fascia, with stainless cable railing and a full stair run down to grade. Wide open views of the oaks and a covered patio space underneath.

Completed elevated composite deck with cable railing on a two-story home, built by BenchMark Decks in Grandview, Texas — The completed deck from the back yard.

Wide view of the finished elevated deck and stairs, built by BenchMark Decks in Grandview, Texas — Full-length deck wrapping the back of the house.

Finished Fiberon Good Life composite decking in Cabin with cable railing, built by BenchMark Decks in Grandview, Texas — Fiberon Good Life composite decking in Cabin.

Composite deck surface and cable railing overlooking the tree line, built by BenchMark Decks in Grandview, Texas — Room to spread out with the tree line wide open.

Stained wood stair run with cable railing leading down to grade, built by BenchMark Decks in Grandview, Texas — Stair run down to grade with cable railing.

Underside of the elevated deck creating a covered patio, built by BenchMark Decks in Grandview, Texas — Covered patio space created underneath.

Close-up of a stained post cap and cable railing corner detail, built by BenchMark Decks in Grandview, Texas — Post cap and corner detail.

Cable railing tensioners on a stained stair post next to composite treads, built by BenchMark Decks in Grandview, Texas — Clean tensioner layout on the stair posts.

Composite stair landing with cable railing at the bottom of the run, built by BenchMark Decks in Grandview, Texas — Composite landing at the base of the stairs.

Cable railing tied into the existing covered patio columns, built by BenchMark Decks in Grandview, Texas — Cable railing tied into the existing patio columns.