Decks & Fences in Murray County, GA

1,120 owner-occupied homes, and flat ground under most of them

Chatsworth holds 1,817 homes and 1,120 of those are owned by the people living in them, which is 65.8 percent. The relief across the whole place is 129 feet, from 692 up to 821. That's a gentle band, and it changes what the jobs look like: a deck here usually sits low and wide instead of climbing, and the retaining wall question mostly doesn't come up at all.

1995 housing, so the first deck is still standing

The median Chatsworth house dates to 1995. That's old enough that the original pressure-treated deck has weathered thirty seasons and young enough that the frame underneath is usually still sound. So Murray leans toward repair and board replacement rather than a full tear-out, and toward cleaning and sealing what's already there. We'll tell you which one you're looking at before quoting either.

Holly Creek and Mill Creek

Two creeks run through Chatsworth, Holly and Mill. Water on a property changes a footing: ground that stays wet through a spring needs the post base carried below where it stays soft, and that's a decision made standing in the yard rather than off a map. If your lot backs onto either one, say so when you call.

Getting on the Murray schedule

Chatsworth is a straight run up I-75 and about fifty minutes, so it's an easy morning look. We group work in that direction where we can, which sometimes means a small job waits for a run already heading that way. Ask and we'll tell you honestly what the wait is. Get in touch, or look at finished work first.

Further reading

• deck design ideas
• wood fence maintenance and repair