Carolina evenings deserve better than a warped builder-grade deck. Mabrey Construction designs and builds decks, screened porches, and full outdoor living spaces across the Triangle — engineered footings, framing that meets code because code is what keeps decks standing, and finishes chosen for our humidity. Designed, permitted, and built by a licensed general contractor on a fixed-scope contract.
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In the Triangle you get outdoor weather worth building for most of the year, and a deck or screened porch is the cheapest square footage a home can add. Typical Mabrey outdoor projects run $25,000 to $60,000 — composite or wood decks, screened porches, and full outdoor living spaces with kitchens and fireplaces above that.
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Decks are permitted structures in North Carolina, with footing, framing, and railing requirements that exist because deck failures are almost always structural. We design, permit, and build to those standards with a fixed-scope contract — built by a general contractor, not a weekend crew.
Sun, slope, privacy, and how you entertain — the design starts with how the space gets used, then the materials.
Footings, ledgers, and railings are code items because they are the parts that fail. We permit and inspect like the structure it is.
One crew, engineered connections, and a finish walk-through — most outdoor projects run weeks from footings to first dinner outside.
- Composite and wood decks, designed around how you will actually use them
- Screened porches and sunrooms that turn three seasons into four
- Outdoor kitchens, fireplaces, and covered living spaces
- Engineered footings and ledger connections — where deck failures actually start
- County permits and inspections handled, like any structure should be
- Railing and stair systems built to code and chosen to match the house
- Material guidance for Triangle humidity: composite vs. wood, honestly compared
- A fixed-scope contract and a schedule measured in weeks, not seasons
Signs the Backyard Is Next. Space You Own, Unbuilt.
If any of these sound familiar, book a free design visit. We look at sun, slope, privacy, and how you actually entertain, then price the deck, porch, or full outdoor space as one fixed scope — composite and wood honestly compared.
The Ledger: Where Decks Actually Fail
- Through-bolted to framing, never just lagged
- Flashed so water cannot reach the band joist
- The failure point inspections exist to catch
Footings Sized for the Load, Not the Minimum
- Sized for real loads, not the code minimum
- Set below grade against soil movement
- Inspected open, before concrete hides anything
Composite vs. Wood in Triangle Humidity
- Composite: no sealing, color that holds
- Wood: lower cost, real maintenance rhythm
- Both priced side by side, honestly
Railings and Stairs: The Code Is the Point
- Rail height and spacing built to code
- Stairs with consistent rise and run
- Systems chosen to match the house
Yes, Decks Get Permits — Here Is Why That Protects You
- Footings, framing, and rails inspected
- Permitting handled inside the fixed scope
- The inspection record adds resale value
Beyond the Deck: Kitchens, Fire, and Cover
- Gas, power, and structure under one contract
- Covered spaces engineered like the roofs they are
- Built in weeks, finished as one space
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- Free consultation: scope, budget, and next steps in writing — before any contract.
- Straight answers on cost, permits, and financing, even when the answer is that the smaller project wins.
Typical Mabrey outdoor projects run $25,000 to $60,000 — a straightforward composite deck at the lower end, screened porches and covered spaces higher, and outdoor kitchens or fireplace rooms above that. Size, materials, and site slope drive it; the design visit turns the range into your number.
Composite costs more up front and earns it back in the Triangle's humidity: no sealing, no splintering, and color that holds. Pressure-treated wood is the budget option and still builds a great deck if you accept the maintenance rhythm. We price both honestly and tell you where each makes sense.
In North Carolina, yes — decks and porches are permitted structures with inspected footings, framing, and railings. Those rules exist because deck failures are almost always structural: a ledger pulling off the house or footings heaving. Permitted and inspected is exactly how you want the thing your family stands on built.
Most decks run two to four weeks of build time; screened porches and covered spaces four to eight, plus permitting up front. We give you the schedule in writing before the contract is signed.
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