Composite Decks, Installed and Repaired by Builders Who Know Them
Skyline Deck Builders installs and repairs composite decking across the Austin metro, including Trex and TimberTech. Composite’s the low-maintenance answer to the Texas sun: no staining cycle, strong fade resistance, and boards that shrug off the weather that eats wood finishes.
Call 737-363-4018 to talk through a composite project.
Why does composite make sense in Austin?
Because the maintenance this climate demands from wood is exactly what composite eliminates. The sun that forces a wood deck onto a staining cycle mostly bounces off a capped composite board. There’s no graying to sand back, no sealer schedule, and cleaning is soap and water. For homeowners who want the deck without the upkeep calendar, that’s the whole argument.
The honest part of the argument: composite costs more up front than pressure-treated wood, and dark boards in full afternoon sun get genuinely hot underfoot. Lighter colors run cooler, shade helps, and we’ll tell you plainly which parts of your yard make composite a joy and which make it a barefoot decision.
Do you install Trex decks?
Yes. We install Trex, the brand most homeowners name first when they say composite. Trex boards are capped composite: a wood-and-polymer core with a bonded shell that carries the color and does the weather resistance. Lines differ in price, colors, and how convincing the wood look is, and we’ll walk you through the current options against your budget rather than defaulting you to the top shelf.
Do you install TimberTech decks?
Yes. TimberTech runs from capped composite through fully synthetic capped polymer boards, which take the wood content out entirely and are especially at home in wet or high-exposure spots. If your deck wraps a pool or catches weather from two sides, that’s often where the TimberTech conversation starts. As with Trex, we install the brand’s range and fit the line to the project.
We hold no certifications from either brand and don’t need to dress the work up with badges: we install both systems the way their installation specs require, and the specs are the standard that matters.
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What's different about installing composite?
The frame underneath. Composite boards span differently than wood, so joist spacing is tighter, and the hidden fastener systems that give composite its clean surface have to go in exactly as designed. Stairs, picture-frame borders, and breaker boards all have brand-specific rules. A composite deck installed on a frame built for wood is where most composite complaints actually come from, which is why our deck installation work builds the frame for the board that’s going on it, not the board that used to be there.
Can composite decks be repaired?
Yes, and it’s a growing part of our work as the first generation of composite decks ages. Composite deck repair means replacing damaged boards rather than patching them, matching color against a field that’s weathered since it was installed, and taking apart hidden fastener systems without wrecking the neighbors. Impact damage, heat damage near grills, and the occasional failed board are all normal, fixable jobs; it’s routine work for us now.
If the problem is in the frame rather than the boards, the fix runs through our repair service like any structural issue; the composite surface comes up, the frame gets corrected, and the boards go back down properly.
Composite or wood: how should you decide?
Up-front budget against ongoing effort, honestly weighed. Composite costs more on install day and close to nothing in attention afterward. Wood decks cost less to build and repay the difference in staining cycles and eventual board replacement. Ten years in, total cost is closer than people expect; what differs is where your money and your Saturdays went. We build both, so the recommendation you get is about your yard, your shade, and your patience, not our margin.
Where do we build composite decks?
Across the Austin metro: Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Leander, Lakeway, Bee Cave, Westlake Hills, Georgetown, Pflugerville, and Hutto.
Frequently asked questions
Does composite decking fade?
Modern capped boards resist fading far better than the early composite that gave the material its reputation. Expect some settling of color in the first months, then stability. The uncapped budget boards are where fade complaints still come from.
How hot does composite get in the sun?
Dark boards in full afternoon sun get hot enough to notice barefoot, and that’s true of most decking materials here. Lighter colors, shade planning, and board choice all help, and it’s exactly the kind of thing we flag during design instead of after.
Can you replace just a few damaged boards?
Yes. That’s the standard composite repair. The honest caveat is color: your deck has weathered since installation, so new boards can read slightly different until they settle in. We’ll show you before committing.
Trex or TimberTech: which should I pick?
Both are good systems, and the right answer is usually a specific line, not a brand loyalty. It comes down to look, budget, and where the deck lives. Bring us the project and we’ll show you boards, not brochures.
Ready to go composite?
Schedule a deck estimate or call 737-363-4018. Tell us whether it’s a new build, a re-deck, or a repair, and we’ll take it from there.