Deck Builders in Scottsdale, AZ

Deck Builders in Scottsdale often means working with a view. The city stretches across 184 square miles, from the older neighborhoods of south Scottsdale to master-planned communities and the McDowell Mountains in the north. Homeowners here tend to use outdoor space as a true living room: a shaded platform facing the mountains, a composite deck off a casita, or a pergola over an outdoor kitchen.

Homes at a higher price point

Scottsdale's median owner-occupied home value is $789,800 according to Census estimates for 2020 to 2024, one of the higher figures among the cities we serve, and 67.0% of homes are owner-occupied. Wikipedia describes south Scottsdale as the city's long-time working-class area, with median resale prices well below those in north Scottsdale. Households are small, at 2.03 persons on average, and 26.4% of residents are 65 or older. That mix leads to requests for low-maintenance composite decking, cable or glass-style railings that keep sightlines open, and gentle stair rises and handrails that are easy on the knees.

A city of planned communities

Scottsdale was founded by Winfield Scott, who bought 640 acres where Old Town now sits in 1888, and it was incorporated on June 25, 1951, with about 2,000 residents. McCormick Ranch, once a 4,236-acre ranch, became a master-planned community, followed by Gainey Ranch in 1980 and DC Ranch in the 1990s. Communities like these often have their own design standards, so we expect an architectural review step and plan materials and colors to match.

Desert lots and natural open space

Scottsdale's Environmentally Sensitive Lands Overlay covers 134 square miles of desert and mountain areas north and east of the Central Arizona Project canal. It requires part of each property to be permanently preserved as natural area open space, from 20% on flat lower desert land up to 80% on the steepest hillside land, and it protects washes, vegetation and ridges. On ESL lots we confirm where the buildable area ends before we lay out a deck or pergola, so nothing encroaches on preserved desert.

Scottsdale's patio cover rules

The city's Attached Residential Patio Cover submittal requirements define a patio cover as a one-story structure no more than 12 feet tall, attached to the house and open on two or more sides, used only for recreation and outdoor living. Key points:

• A building permit is required for a new attached cover, for repair or replacement of an existing one, and for any electrical added to it
• A scaled plot plan with setback dimensions is required, in three copies
• A one-hour fire-resistive wall is required for combustible covers less than 3 feet from a neighboring property line, or non-combustible covers less than 1 foot 6 inches away
• A wall on the property line needs the neighbor's written authorization
• Inspections include footing, rough framing, any electrical and a final

If you are replacing a tired cover, plan on a permit just as you would for a new one.

Sun at elevation

Scottsdale sits at about 2,165 feet. Its record high is 122 degrees, set on June 26, 1990, and the average July high is 104.1. The sun is intense on an open deck, so we often combine solid roofing over seating with open pergola sections elsewhere, and we choose composite colors and finishes that hold up to UV.

What we build in Scottsdale

Composite and wood decks, deck repair and replacement, covered decks and pergolas, custom railings and stairs, and staining and sealing for existing wood. For homes with casitas, pools or outdoor kitchens, we plan the deck and shade together so the whole yard works as one space.

Request an estimate

Call (480) 428-2835 or send photos and your HOA guidelines. We visit, measure, check your lot's setbacks and any ESL limits, and provide a written quote.

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