Professional Deck Builder in Friendswood TX - Outdoor Living Done Right

The single biggest physical factor affecting outdoor structures in Friendswood is the expansive clay soil. As noted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, expansive clay soil is one of the leading causes of outdoor structure damage throughout the Texas Gulf Coast. In Friendswood, the soil swells during the wet season and shrinks during dry periods, and that movement is relentless over the decades. A deck footing that was correctly sized in 1988 may no longer be adequate for a repaired or expanded structure. Any contractor building here needs to account for current soil behavior, not just follow what was done originally.

Most of Friendswood's housing stock dates from the 1970s through the 1990s - which means the majority of existing outdoor structures were built for the standards and materials of that era. At 30 to 50 years old, a lot of that original construction is ready for serious maintenance or replacement. Friendswood homeowners also deal with an average of around 50 inches of annual rainfall, real hurricane and tropical storm risk from the Gulf, and the occasional hard freeze that can crack any material that absorbed moisture during a wet period. Building and repairing outdoor structures here requires an understanding of all of those conditions - not just the skill set of a contractor who works in a drier or more stable climate.

Friendswood is a mid-size city of around 40,000 people straddling the Galveston-Harris county line, about 25 miles southeast of downtown Houston. The city was founded in 1895 by Quaker settlers - a history that gives it a distinct identity among Houston suburbs and that longtime residents reference with genuine pride. Most of the residential development happened between the 1970s and 1990s, producing a housing stock of detached single-family homes on moderate to large lots, the majority with brick exteriors. For more background, the Friendswood Wikipedia article provides a solid overview of the city's history and demographics.

Median household incomes in Friendswood are well above the national average, and the homeownership rate is high - both indicators of a community where people invest in their properties for the long term. Stevenson Park is the city's main gathering space, anchoring the community near downtown, while Friendswood High School draws residents together on Friday nights. Parts of the city near Chigger Creek saw flooding during Hurricane Harvey, and the post-storm rebuilding is part of the more recent history that contractors working here need to understand. Neighboring Pearland and League City border Friendswood to the north and east, and we serve all three communities regularly.