Tantallon2025
Raised Deck & Outdoor Kitchen
A raised deck with a steel-framed louvred pergola and a built-in outdoor kitchen, engineered for coastal wind load and salt exposure.
- Duration
- 4 weeks
Outdoor
Decks, Pergolas & Outdoor
The part of the house you actually use.
Structural decking, pergolas, carports and outdoor kitchens built to engineering, not to guesswork. Anything raised more than two feet needs a permit and proper footings below the frost line, and we do it properly.
Outdoor structures live in the weather, which means they are judged entirely on how they look in year ten rather than year one. Decking that was not detailed for drainage, posts that were not properly flashed, fixings that were not rated for coastal exposure — none of it shows on handover day and all of it shows eventually.
We engineer raised decks and roofed structures rather than eyeballing them, use fixings rated for the actual exposure of your site, and detail the junctions so water goes where it should. On the Northern Beaches and in the east that is not over-engineering, it is the minimum.
We will also tell you honestly when the material you have chosen is the wrong call for your site, and show you the price of both options rather than quietly upselling you to the more expensive one.
How it runs
Our outdoor process
The same sequence on every job, so you always know what happens next.
- 01
Site and level check
We survey levels, check boundary setbacks and confirm whether engineering and approval are required.
- 02
Design and detail
Materials, spans and fixings specified so the structure lasts twenty years, not five.
- 03
Approval
Engineering certification and HRM building permit applications for raised decks and roofed structures.
- 04
Build
Footings, frame, decking and finishing, typically inside two to four weeks.
- 05
Handover
Certification, sealing schedule and a maintenance guide for the timber.
Proof
Recent outdoor projects
Client feedback
What it is actually like to build with us
Averaging 5.0 out of 5 across 1 reviews. These are unedited, and we have not cherry-picked the short ones.
They told us honestly that the composite decking we had picked would cost more than the hardwood and need less work, then showed us both prices and let us decide. No upselling. We went composite and have not touched it since.
5 out of 5 starsAnna Kovacs
Homeowner · Tantallon
Questions
Outdoor FAQs
The questions we get asked most often on this type of project.
Decks under 1m above ground and under 25sqm are often exempt. Anything higher, roofed, or close to a boundary generally needs engineering and a building permit. We confirm this at the site visit before you spend anything.
Hardwood looks better and costs less up front but needs oiling every year or two. Composite costs more initially and needs almost nothing. We quote both so you can choose with real numbers.
A straightforward ground-level deck is about 1-2 weeks. A raised deck with a roofed pergola is 3-5 weeks including footing cure time.
Tell us what you want to build
A site visit, a proper measure and a fixed-price quote, at no cost and with no obligation. If your budget will not stretch to your brief, we will tell you at the first meeting.
Replies within one business day. We build across Halifax and the HRM, with weekend crews for urgent works.