When Good Bones Meet a Bad Deck
Some projects begin with a blank slate. This one began with a question most builders won’t touch: what do you do when the roof is worth keeping but everything underneath it has to go?
The Sheffield homeowners had a covered outdoor space they’d relied on for years. The roof was solid. The deck was not; the boards had given way, the frame had shifted, and what should have been a place to gather had become a liability.
The Decision That Changed Everything
The roof stayed up. The deck came out entirely, down to bare ground, while temporary supports held the existing structure overhead. Then a new 14-gauge New Castle Steel frame went in, designed to carry not just a deck, but the roof load the original structure had been struggling with for years.
Steel doesn’t rot, shift with the seasons, or ask for a second chance. The new frame gave Sheffield a foundation that matched the ambition of everything built on top of it.
How It Came Together
- Existing roof preserved and supported throughout full demolition and rebuild
- 14-gauge New Castle Steel frame installed to carry both the deck platform and the roof load
- American Ground Screws driven below the frost line; no concrete, no settling, no heaving
A Room Below The Deck
A black Haven Underdeck with integrated lighting turned dead space into a dry, finished outdoor room. Water channels away. Light comes on at dusk. It works in any weather Missouri can produce.
The Fire That Makes It A Destination
A FireGarden 64″ Linear Fireplace built into a custom mantle draws the eye the moment you step outside. Sixty-four inches of clean flame running the width of the wall shifts the mood of the entire space; an outdoor deck in October stops feeling like a concession and starts feeling like a choice.
Stone That Means It
- Adorn stone covers key surfaces with visual weight that signals permanence, not decoration
- Wall cladding closes out every vertical plane, turning an open-air platform into a room with walls that belong
A Surface Built To Disappear
- Composite decking runs the full 1,200+ sq ft; no fading, no splintering, no spring maintenance ritual
- CAMO Wedge Metal hidden fasteners hold every board without a single screw face-up on the surface
- Starborn color-matched plugs close every connection so cleanly that the hardware stops existing to the eye
Technical Specifications
| Total Area | 1,200+ sq ft |
| Frame | 14-Gauge New Castle Structural Steel |
| Foundation | American Ground Screws |
| Fireplace | FireGarden 64″ Linear |
| Underdeck System | Haven Underdeck in Black with Integrated Lighting |
| Stone | Adorn Stone & Wall Cladding |
| Fasteners | CAMO Wedge Metal Hidden Fastening System |
| Surface Hardware | Starborn Color-Match Screws & Plugs |
A Roof Worth Saving. A Deck Worth Building.
Sheffield started as a problem and ended as one of the most complete outdoor living spaces Solid Ground has built. A steel frame that carries a roof. A fireplace that anchors a room. Stone that finishes every surface. Over 1,200 square feet that work as hard in November as they do in July.
If your existing structure is holding you back, let’s look at what a complete rebuild could unlock.
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