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Deck Post Repair in Metro Atlanta
When a deck, sunroom, or addition starts to sag, tilt, or pull away from the house, the footings under its posts have sunk into unstable soil. Wood posts, masonry piers, and steel supports all fail the same way. We drive steel piers to solid ground, lift the structure back toward level, and lock the posts in place. The structural fix, not carpentry.
When your deck starts to sink
When the footings under a deck's posts settle into soft soil, they pull the whole structure down with them, and a deck that's sagging, tilting, or pulling away from the house isn't just unsightly; it can become unsafe to stand on. The same thing happens to sunrooms, additions, and covered patios. We stabilize the footings so the structure stops moving. (We handle the structural side, the piers and footings, not the carpentry.)
Warning signs
- A deck, sunroom, or addition that's visibly sagging or tilting
- The structure pulling away or separating from the house
- Posts that have sunk into the ground or shifted off their footings
- A deck that bounces, feels springy, or no longer sits level
- Warping or gaps opening at the ledger where it meets the house
Wood, masonry, or steel
Decks and additions around here are carried on all three, and we work on all three. A wood post, a masonry pier, and a steel support fail the same way when the footing beneath them gives: the support stays intact and the ground under it does not. So the material tells us what the repair has to connect to, not whether it can be saved. In every case the work is structural, at the footing, and not carpentry on the deck above it.
Why deck posts fail
Georgia's clay soil swells when wet and shrinks when dry, and that constant movement, plus water eroding the ground under the footings, is what lets posts sink. It's usually made worse by how the deck was built:
- Posts set directly on dirt with no concrete footing under them
- Footings poured too thin, or with no steel reinforcement
- Wood posts that rotted from ground contact, or steel posts that rusted through
- Masonry piers cracking apart as the footing under them shifts
- Soil that was never properly compacted before the footing went in
- Downspouts or drainage dumping water into the post area
How we fix it
We drive steel piers through the unstable soil down to solid bedrock at the failing footings, then bracket the piers to the structure and use heavy-duty hydraulic jacks to raise the deck back to level. Metal braces bolt it permanently in place. It's the same deep-pier technology we use on foundations, a lasting fix, so your deck is safe to use again for good.
