Deck Building at a home in Lemont. 420 sq ft built. Completed by our Northbrook team.
Cedar doesn't build itself into a two-tier deck overnight, and the job in Lemont made that plain from the first morning. The homeowner wanted 420 square feet of new construction off the back of the house — two levels, wood railings, stairs connecting them, and built-in benches worked into the upper tier. The property sat on a modest residential lot, and the backyard had the kind of compressed access that makes staging lumber a puzzle before the real work even begins.
Getting material to the build site meant moving cedar in stages, working around a tight corridor to keep the yard from turning into a staging disaster. The tie-in to the existing structure required careful framing decisions — matching the ledger connection to what was already there and making sure the new work was square and level before anything else moved forward. Wooden footings anchored the frame, and from there the deck took shape in sequence: framing, decking boards, stair stringers, railings, and finally the built-in benches fitted flush to the upper-level perimeter. By the time the last board was fastened, the two tiers read as a single cohesive structure, and the homeowner had a usable outdoor space where there hadn't been one before.
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Call (847) 979-9299Showing the home's condition before our team arrived, and the result after the deck building was complete.
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Common questions from Lemont homeowners researching Deck Building.
This 420 sq ft two-tier cedar deck with wood railing, built-in benches, and stairs came in at $40,200 — a fair reflection of the complexity involved, including a tie-in to the existing structure and tight backyard access. For a new cedar deck in the Lemont area, homeowners can generally expect to pay between $80 and $120 per square foot depending on design complexity, materials, and site conditions.
A project of this scope — a two-tier, 420 sq ft cedar deck with stairs, railing, and built-in benches — typically runs one to two weeks from breaking ground to final walkthrough. Factors like footings, structural tie-ins, and limited backyard access, all of which came into play here, can add a few days to the timeline.
This build covered everything from cedar footings and framing through finished cedar decking, a two-tier layout, wood railing, stairs, and built-in benches. We handled the structural tie-in to the existing home and managed access through a tight backyard, so the homeowner didn't have to coordinate separate trades.
Yes — virtually all new deck construction in Illinois municipalities, including Lemont, requires a building permit, and most jurisdictions also require a site plan and inspections at the footing and framing stages. We pull the necessary permits as part of the build process, so the structure is code-compliant and your investment is protected. For a quote, call our Northbrook team at (847) 979-9299.
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