Steel Frame Deck with Renaissance Roof Project in Kirkwood, MO

Kirkwood, MO: When the Problem Goes Deeper Than the Deck

Location:

Kirkwood, MO

Materials Used:

American Ground Screw, CAMO Hidden Fasteners, Composite Decking, Deckorators Composite Decking, New Castle Steel, Regal Ideas Rail, Renaissance Roof

Price Range:

$89,997

The exterior of a house with light-colored siding, featuring a newly built or recently renovated elevated deck. The deck is covered by a shed roof and is supported by several vertical posts. A set of stairs with black railings leads up from the ground to the deck. The ground area directly below the deck is covered with light-colored gravel or stone.
An outdoor composite deck with dark railings and a matching covered stairway leading down to a gravel and paved area. The deck and stairs are attached to a house with light gray siding.
Black aluminum railing and staircase descending from an elevated deck to a concrete patio below, viewed from above on a rainy day.
A view from a wet, brown composite deck with black railings, looking down onto a paved area and a detached garage. The deck has a wide set of stairs leading down toward the center of the image. A small, light-colored dog is visible on the paved area near the garage door. Beyond the paved area and garage is a grassy lawn, surrounded by trees and bushes with fall foliage in the background.
An outdoor deck on a rainy day. The deck features composite wood-look decking planks, wet from the rain. The railing is black with vertical metal balusters. The deck is attached to a house with light grey siding, and a small, warm-toned light is mounted on the house wall near the deck.
A wet, brown composite deck with black metal railings. The deck has a set of steps leading down towards a grassy backyard, which is enclosed by a dark fence. In the background, there are trees and several residential buildings, including a grey garage structure and a brick house.
An outdoor deck attached to a house. The deck has brown composite or wood planking. A dark-colored metal railing runs along the perimeter of the deck and down the stairs in the foreground. The deck is covered by a roof or awning with dark beams and a white underside. The deck surface appears wet, possibly from rain.
An outdoor staircase beneath a deck or porch, presumably at night or in low light, with the small lights on the newel posts illuminated. The stairs have dark risers and railings, and brown treads. The railing is black metal, and the posts are square and black.
The area underneath a wooden deck, where the ground is covered in ivy or a similar creeping plant. The deck structure is supported by large wooden posts resting on concrete footings. Beyond the under-deck area, a paved or dirt area is visible.
A close-up of a damaged, decaying wooden post, likely part of a fence or deck, with a bright yellow and green tape measure inserted into the rotted-out top of the post. The tape measure is indicating a depth between 14 and 15 inches. The wood is old, weathered, and reddish-brown.
The underside and stairs of a brown wooden deck, with sunlight shining from the left, creating a lens flare. Below the deck, the ground is covered in dense green ivy. A low retaining wall constructed of stacked natural stones is visible in the foreground, with the ivy growing over it.
A wooden deck attached to the side of a light-colored, vinyl-sided house. The deck has a wooden railing and appears elevated. Underneath the deck, the ground is covered with a dark green, creeping ground cover. Two blue outdoor chairs and what appears to be a grill are visible on the deck.
An outdoor wooden deck surrounded by a wooden railing. The deck is weathered, and some areas show damage. On the deck, there is a round table with two bright blue plastic chairs, possibly Adirondack style. The deck overlooks a backyard area with many trees with green leaves and some autumn-colored leaves.
The exterior back of a light-gray-sided house on a sunny day. A wooden deck with railing and stairs leading down to the yard is attached to the house. There is outdoor furniture, including blue chairs and a table, visible on the deck. The area under and around the deck features a small retaining wall and is covered with dirt and some low-growing plants.
A two-story house with light-colored siding and a wooden deck. The deck is accessible via a set of wooden stairs and has a railing. Underneath the deck is a retaining wall of stacked stone blocks, with some landscaping and dirt visible above it. A paved driveway or parking area is in the foreground.

What Was There Before

One of the support posts had rotted nearly 17 inches through; still standing, but hollow at the core. The boards had gone gray and soft. The staircase ran down a crumbling stone wall with no lighting. And every time it rained, the yard sent water straight back toward the home.

The Davis deck wasn’t a project that needed attention. It was a liability that needed a decision.

Two Problems, One Project

Here’s what most homeowners don’t see coming: the deck is rarely the only problem.

In Kirkwood, poor yard drainage had been working against the property for years, pooling after rain, softening the ground, putting constant pressure on anything built above it. Tearing out the old structure and dropping in a new one without solving that first would have been building on borrowed time.

Solid Ground addressed both simultaneously. A new deck above. A water mitigation system beneath. Neither one works as well without the other.

How It Came Together

  • Failing wood deck demolished; rotted posts and framing removed entirely
  • 14-gauge New Castle Steel frame set on American Ground Screws below the frost line
  • Deckorators composite decking across the full platform
  • Renaissance roof system overhead with exposed black steel beams
  • RegalRail black aluminum baluster rail around the full perimeter
  • Lit staircase with post cap lights descending to the patio below
  • Retaining walls rebuilt to hold yard grade
  • Drain lines, trench drains, and a water mitigation plan installed throughout

Steel from the Ground Up.

When a post rots 17 inches through, wood framing has already lost the argument. New Castle Steel doesn’t absorb moisture, doesn’t host decay, and doesn’t negotiate with Missouri winters. American Ground Screws anchor the frame below the frost line; no concrete footings, no heaving, no lean.

Coverage That Changes Everything.

What the Davis project gained overhead isn’t just shade; it’s a reason the space works on a rainy Tuesday in October the same way it does on a clear Saturday in June. Exposed black steel beams run the length of the covered area, making the structure part of the design.

A Descent Worth Taking.

The old stairs descended a crumbling stone wall with nothing to hold onto and no lighting. The replacement runs clean on the same steel frame, with post cap lights at the landings; the kind of detail you don’t notice until you’re walking down it after dark.

Solving What’s Underneath.

Retaining walls hold the yard grade. Drain lines and trench drains redirect water away from the home. The ground now manages rain rather than absorbs it.

Finishing without a trace.

CAMO Wedge Metal hidden fasteners keep the Deckorators surface clean; no screw faces interrupting the composite field. Starborn color-matched plugs close every connection so completely that the hardware disappears.

Technical Specifications

Frame 14-Gauge New Castle Structural Steel
Foundation American Ground Screws
Decking Deckorators Composite
Roof Cover Renaissance Roof System
Railing RegalRail Black Aluminum Baluster
Lighting Post Cap Lights on Staircase
Drainage Retaining Walls, Drain Lines, Trench Drains, Water Mitigation Plan
Fasteners CAMO Wedge Metal Hidden Fastening System
Surface Hardware Starborn Color-Match Screws & Plugs

A Deck That Solved More Than the Deck

The Davis project is what a complete rebuild looks like when the full scope of a problem gets an honest answer. If your deck is showing the same signs, let’s start by looking at what’s going on underneath it.

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