What we walk into in Ajax
Mostly 1990s–2010s detached and semi stock north of the 401, with older lakeshore houses in the south. Volume builder finishes throughout: prefinished floors, carpeted flights, MDF nosings.
Solid oak retreads over builder stringers, hallway and stair packages done together, hard-wearing waterborne finishes.
How we specify decks here
- Ipe, cumaru, and other dense hardwoods with hidden fasteners
- Porch floor restoration on Victorian and Edwardian Toronto houses
- Stair and railing packages that match the interior millwork language
- Oil maintenance programs so the deck does not go grey in two seasons
Interior hardwood people who 'also do decks' are how you get a beautiful ipe surface on a rotten ledger. Green Hardwood details the envelope: ledger flashing, joist tape, ventilation, and a slope that drains.
Ipe and cumaru earn their cost in the GTA because they take UV, ice, and barbecue fat without the cupping you see in under-specified cedar. Cedar is still the right material for some porches and budgets — we will say so.
We also restore original tongue-and-groove porch floors on Toronto Victorians, a job that is closer to interior flooring than to a big-box deck.
Jobs Ajax keeps calling us for
- Carpet-to-hardwood stair packages
- Whole main-floor installs
- High-traffic finish upgrades
Decks in Ajax — questions
Looking for the full service detail rather than the Ajax view? Hardwood Decks covers method, materials, and warranty. For everything we do in this city, see hardwood flooring in Ajax.