Decks

The deck builder Delaware homeowners trust for low-maintenance decks

A deck is where the season actually happens — morning coffee, weekend cookouts, and long evenings after the sun drops. As the deck builder Delaware homeowners trust, Marathon Restorations builds composite and PVC decks on engineered footings for homeowners across Wilmington and the surrounding Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania communities. The result is solid underfoot, fade- and stain-resistant, and finished with the railing, lighting, and details that make an outdoor room feel complete. The same crew that frames it finishes it, so nothing gets lost between trades.

Composite and capped-PVC boards were built to solve the headaches of traditional wood: no annual sanding, sealing, or staining, no splinters, and no gray, cupping boards a few summers in. A quick wash keeps them looking new. We still build in real wood — pressure-treated framing and cedar or mahogany decking — when that is the look you want, and we will walk you through the honest trade-offs of each before you commit to anything.

Decking brands & product lines we install

Trex

• Signature — Trex's top-tier line with the richest, most natural grain.
• Transcend Lineage — heat-mitigating boards that stay cooler underfoot.
• Transcend — deep, luxury colors with a durable, low-maintenance shell.
• Select — clean, classic tones at an approachable price.
• Enhance — lightweight composite that keeps the essentials and the value.

TimberTech (AZEK)

• Advanced PVC Vintage — premium capped PVC with authentic, weathered wood looks.
• Advanced PVC Landmark — multi-tonal PVC boards with rich variation.
• Composite Reserve — capped composite with a rustic, reclaimed-wood aesthetic.
• Composite Terrain — earthy, warm composite tones at strong value.

Fiberon

• Promenade — Fiberon's premium line with deep grain and lasting color.
• Sanctuary — refined, multi-chromatic boards for a high-end look.
• Good Life — durable, easygoing decking built for real family use.

Each of these lines fastens and spaces differently, and each carries its own long-term stain-and-fade warranty from the manufacturer. We match the board, the fastening system, and the trim details to the line you choose so those warranties actually hold — and so the finished deck looks the way it did in the showroom, not just close.

Framed right, finished right

Great decking still needs a great substructure, and it is the part every experienced deck builder Delaware homeowners hire should insist on getting right. The part you never see is what keeps a deck safe and solid for decades, and it is where corners get cut on cheaper jobs. We build the whole assembly to code and to last:

• Footings sized for our soil. Concrete footings are dug below the local frost line and sized to the load, so the deck will not heave, settle, or pull away from the house over a Mid-Atlantic winter.
• A properly built frame. Correctly sized joists and beams at the right spacing, with code-compliant hangers, hardware, and lateral-load connections — no over-spanned joists, no nails where structural screws and brackets belong.
• A ledger done the right way. Where the deck ties into the house, the ledger is lag-bolted or through-bolted to solid framing and kept clear of the siding — because a bad ledger connection is the single most common cause of deck collapse.
• Flashing that keeps water out. Proper flashing and tape at the ledger and penetrations directs water away from the house band and rim, protecting the structure behind your siding from the rot a wet ledger causes.
• Hidden fasteners and a clean deck surface. Where the board system allows, we use hidden fasteners for a smooth, screw-free walking surface that will not back out or snag bare feet.

Railings, stairs, and the details that finish it

Railings are where a deck reads as custom or as builder-grade. We install matched composite, aluminum, and cable or glass-panel railing systems that meet code height and baluster spacing while keeping sight lines open. Stairs are built with solid stringers and code-compliant rise and run, and we detail landings, fascia, and picture-frame borders so every edge looks intentional.

Lighting, pergolas, and covered porches

Low-voltage lighting turns a deck into a place you use after dark — post-cap lights, recessed stair and riser lights, and under-rail strips wired cleanly and set on a timer or dimmer. When you want shade and shelter, we build pergolas, covered porches, and roofed structures that carry ceiling fans and string lighting, so the space works in July heat and a passing summer storm alike. Screened porches keep the bugs out without giving up the view.

Built to last, backed in writing

Composite and PVC decks from these manufacturers routinely carry 25-to-50-year and even lifetime limited stain-and-fade warranties on the boards, and our framing and installation are covered by the Marathon Restorations workmanship warranty. Between the two, you get an outdoor space that holds its looks and its footing for decades with little more than an occasional wash. Ask us about the warranty details for the line you are considering.