Top-Rated Deck Builder in Burlington MA - Outdoor Living Built for New England

Burlington is a town of about 28,000 residents along the Route 128 corridor, roughly 12 miles northwest of Boston. Most of the town's housing stock dates from the 1950s through the 1980s - a period when Colonials, Cape Cods, and split-level homes were built on wooded quarter-acre and half-acre lots throughout the town's quiet residential streets. Those homes are now 40 to 70 years old, and many of the original attached decks - if they ever had one - have been replaced once already. Burlington's building department issues permits for new decks and structural changes, and working with a contractor who understands that review process keeps projects on schedule.

Burlington averages around 50 inches of snow per year, and the freeze-thaw cycles from November through March are hard on outdoor structures. Clay-heavy soil across much of eastern Massachusetts, including Burlington, doesn't drain well - which means moisture collects around deck posts and footings during spring thaw and after heavy rain. Getting the footing depth and drainage right from the start prevents the heaving and rot that cause premature deck failures in this climate. Burlington homeowners who choose composite decking are also sparing themselves the annual maintenance cycle that wood decks require in a wet, cold New England environment.

Burlington is a town of roughly 28,000 people in Middlesex County, situated at the junction of Route 128 (I-95) and Route 3. It is best known regionally for the Burlington Mall, one of the largest shopping centers in Massachusetts, which has anchored the town's commercial center since 1968. Away from the Route 128 commercial corridor, Burlington is predominantly residential - tree-lined streets with single-family Colonials, Capes, and split-levels on wooded lots that give the town a quiet, New England suburban character. Owner-occupancy rates in Burlington are above 80%, which means most homeowners here have genuine roots in the community and take property investment seriously.

Burlington's residential neighborhoods spread out from the center of town toward conservation land and the Vine Brook corridor, which runs through parks and backyards across the southern part of town. Many homeowners near these natural areas have larger, more private lots that are ideal for the kind of outdoor living spaces - decks, pergolas, and privacy fencing - that really get used in summer. Burlington is a short drive from neighboring Wilmington, MA to the north and Woburn to the south, and we serve all of these communities with the same crew and the same standards.