Johnson Fence builds custom decks and gazebos for Houston-area homeowners, from a free on-site estimate through installation by our crews, backed by over 100 crews and a one-year craftsmanship warranty. We also build trellises and the fence and gates around them, so one company handles the whole backyard.
Most homeowners comparing builders have already seen what goes wrong: a quote that left out the material grade, a crew that stopped answering, a job nobody came back to finish. Material, cost, approvals and the crew decide how a Kingwood or Woodlands deck turns out.
Should a Kingwood or Woodlands deck be wood or composite?
The choice is upfront cost against upkeep: wood costs less to install and needs regular sealing in Houston’s humidity, while composite costs more at the start and asks for less upkeep. Composite decking runs $28 to $40 per square foot installed, against $15 to $25 for pressure-treated wood (Pro House Maintenance, 2026).
A second publisher lands in the same order. Capped composite costs $42 to $58 per square foot installed and pressure-treated pine costs $31 to $42 (HomeJobCost, 2026). The two publishers use different yardsticks, and both put composite above wood.
Upkeep is where wood gives the money back. A wood deck needs cleaning 1 to 2 times per year to remove dirt, pollen and mildew, plus staining every 1 to 3 years (The Deck & Patio Company, 2026). Decks that get full sun most of the day need their sealant or stain more often than every one to two years (Texan Landscape Group). Composite needs cleaning 1 to 2 times per year with mild soap and water (The Deck & Patio Company, 2026).
Composite also comes with a maker’s warranty. Trex backs its decking and railing with limited residential warranties ranging from 25 to 50 years, depending on product line (MAV Design & Build, 2026). Trex’s warranty is on the boards themselves, not on how the deck was put together.
There is no fixed price list, because cost depends on the materials, the size and the site, so each project gets a custom quote. Before you decide, ask each builder to put both materials on paper for your yard.
How much does a custom wood deck cost, and what do you get back?
Zonda’s 2025 Cost vs. Value report puts a wood deck addition at an $18,263 national average, with 94.9% of the cost recouped at resale. A measurement taken in your own yard gives the real number for your size and site.
The same report prices a composite deck addition at $25,096 and shows 88.5% recouped at resale (Zonda, 2025). It is the 38th annual edition, and it pairs job-cost estimates with resale-value estimates from real-estate professionals across 119 U.S. markets. Those are national averages. They tell you what a deck is worth to a buyer, and they give you a yardstick for the quotes in your hand.
Use that yardstick the same way for every builder. Ask each one to show what in your yard moves the number up or down. A quote that cannot name those things is a guess.
Our free on-site estimate and consultation is built for that. We measure your project in your yard, and the team designs, installs and reviews it. Financing with manageable monthly payments is available. Call (877) 956-4676 or request an estimate online.
What permits does a deck or gazebo need in Kingwood and The Woodlands?
In The Woodlands, a deck or gazebo starts with approval from the community rather than only the city. The Woodlands Township says its Covenants and Standards require prior written approval from the Residential Design Review Committee or its designated staff before anyone places, builds, alters or repairs a temporary or permanent structure or improvement on a lot with an existing single-family home (The Woodlands Township).
A second layer sits on top. Neighborhood Criteria set more specific rules that vary from one neighborhood to another, and every improvement must also meet the criteria for its own lot (The Woodlands Township). The Township’s permitting process lists detached structures, including patio covers, gazebos and pergolas, as their own category of construction, and it names Grogan’s Forest Sections 5, 6 and 7 (Cantwell Forest, Avalon Oaks and Dulcimer Woods) among the areas it covers.
For you, the step is simple. Get the approval in writing before the first post goes in the ground. Then ask your builder to confirm the Neighborhood Criteria for your lot against the drawing, so the design you approved is the one that gets built.
What should you check before hiring a deck builder in Kingwood?
Check the warranty, the start date and the quote before you look at photos. Johnson Fence’s warranty runs one year and covers craftsmanship only, and we have had zero craftsmanship warranty callbacks across 20,000-plus jobs a year.
Read the scope of any warranty you are handed. Ours is craftsmanship only, not materials, so a material problem goes to the maker’s warranty. A builder who cannot say in one sentence what their warranty covers has not decided yet.
Then look at how a company treats the days before the job. A 1-star Google review from March 27, 2026, of a Texas fence company, says nobody showed for the initial evaluation and quote, and no notifications came. A quote you cannot get is the first sign of the rest.
A crew that arrives when promised is the other half. One customer’s August 2025 Google review describes a job that started on time. Celeste T. wrote: “Excellent experience beginning to end! Wouldn’t hesitate to use them again or recommend to others! Options were presented to work within our budget. Supervisor confirmed timeline, crew arrived promptly, confirmed work scope, worked efficiently and left the property clean. Fence didn’t budge an inch when severe storms came through the next day!”
That is one customer’s visit. It shows what to ask every builder about: who confirms the timeline, and whether the crew arrives on the day. We run over 100 crews, so a missed crew does not stop a job. Our free on-site estimate and consultation is where you put those questions to us.
