Distinctive Deck Designs by Mark Shriner

Description of Work: Installed new deck and patio.

Description of Work: Mark and his team remodeled our wood deck on the house we had recently purchased, which had railing which was not properly treated when it was originally installed, and was literally falling apart. We looked at 3 different deck refurbishing companies, but Mark had the lowest cost by about 8%, and he also coordinated to have the deck surface washed and re-stained, which the other companies did not do. My wife and I struggled to find a railing system that we liked, but once we did select one, there were a series of issues on component parts' availability and cost which conspired to delay the project, frustrating both Mark and me, as the price quote increased. Mark had tentatively scheduled to do the project in the first week of December, but he called me the afternoon before Thanksgiving to ask if he could have the deck washed and stained the next morning (Thanksgiving day) in order to accomplish this before forecasted wet weather came in, but I just couldn't be ready to support this with less than 24 hours notice over a major holiday. After the wet weather passed a few days later, Mark wanted to get in quickly to wash and stain the deck. I was fine with washing it, but had deep concerns about staining it until it fully dried out, but the deck was just not drying as a result of cold weather and several frost events, even though I kept hoping that it would. I really wanted to accommodate Mark's desire to get the job done, but I did not want to be stuck with a stain job that did not last as a result of being placed on damp wood. After a lot of pressure from Mark, including being accused of wanting my deck to be "kiln-dried", I finally conceded to have the deck stained 4-5 days after the wet weather had passed. Once this was complete, Mark's crew arrived to install the railing system. They did a quick job of demolition of the decaying rails, but were concerned about putting together the system we had selected as they had never used it before. Nonetheless it seemed to go together fairly smoothly, and it looks great. Although the overall quality was fairly good in the end, I felt pressured as the client throughout the process, and I felt like Mark wanted to take a few shortcuts. I believe he disagrees with me on this, but he definitely made me feel that way, and I was very uncomfortable about it. It seems as though Mark and his team were more comfortable with the suite of railing systems they were used to installing, and I felt he did not want to listen to my concerns about staining the damp wood. In addition, I had to point out a glaring area of rotten wood on one of the major joists, and after the work was completed, I noticed that many of the steps seem unsteady, and will require future repair. Although Mark's team did replace a few steps, I would have hoped that they would have noticed all of the steps that needed to be replaced and discussed it with me. I have no doubt that Mark's team does good work, and I know they have a lot of highly satisfied clients. But it seems to me that they were challenged to work through a series of delaying circumstances with me, and this left me frustrated.

Description of Work: Built a 400 square foot backyard patio using Techo-Bloc pavers. They did a tremendous & beautiful job - we couldn't be more pleased. All my neighbors were complimenting the level of quality, beauty of design and speed/efficiency of the build. I thoroughly enjoyed working with Mark on the consultation/quote and completing the project every step of the way. I would (and already have) highly recommend him and his company.

Description of Work: Mr Shriner came out and discussed a porch with me in June. We agreed on a design and a price and he was going to send me paperwork and put me on his schedule for August. After several weeks of not seeing anything, I sent him an email. And a week later, another email, and a week later, another email. Then I called his office and was told he'd give me a call back in an hour. Nothing.

Description of Work: Mark came and met with me and looked at our current and offered creative ideas for a replacement deck. He later came out and met again with my wife to go over ideas with her. He worked within our budget to provide a new deck and porch that more than met all of our expectations. He presents options that met the criteria we had set.

Description of Work: Removed 30+ year old wood deck and built new paver patio with Trex stairs and railings leading from house.

Description of Work: Trex deck installed & patio with retaining wall at rear of Sinore Family Home.

Description of Work: Removed existing wood deck. Replaced with tr ex decking stairs, rails and rods.

Description of Work: Andy was a rock star!!! He came out a provided me with an estimate for cleaning, repairing, and sealing my deck. He was always professional and always willing to answer any questions I had ref deck maintenance.

Description of Work: Old deck removed new deck and patio with stairs connecting installed.

Description of Work: We got a quote from Distinctive Deck Designs by Mark Shriner. We wanted a patio, deck, and screened-in porch.

Description of Work: Deck with trecks.

Description of Work: We got a quote from Distinctive Deck Designs by Mark Shriner. We wanted to do some maintenance on our deck and we were very clear about that. They proposed ripping the whole deck off and building a new one and painting it a different color which was not what we wanted. d.

Description of Work: Deck refinished new railings. power steps installed.

Description of Work: removed an old flagstone patio, regraded the slope of the backyard and installed a raised composite custom deck with flower boxes and lights. Installed a flagstone walkway and rebuilt a brick walkway. All done extremely well.

Description of Work: Deck made in our backyard & stairs, lights around deck & in stair case.

Description of Work: Shriner Contracting built a 12 x 20 deck for us using trex material. The deck had multiple color combinations, lighting, and L shaped staircase. They handled all the work with the county (including the extra paperwork for our home being in a Resource Protection Area) and all the information we needed for approval with the HOA. The Patio below was much larger and included a firepit. The patio required ground grading (our backyard was a hill) and was built with Pavers and small retaining wall. The retaining wall has stone that matches our house. The firepit is self containing with gas line running to it and a sitting wall around....

Description of Work: Mark Shriner of Distinctive Deck Designs provided a free estimate of redoing our backyard area, deck, and fence.

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Description of Work: Designed and built a trex deck addititon, stairs, lattice panels, and stone walkway with small stone retaining wall.

Description of Work: Refurbished old wood deck; brought old frame up to code and installed TREX flooring and railing systems.

Description of Work: Mark and his crew led by Dave Tingle demolished a 300 SF 2-level deck and built a 900 SF 2-level deck and screened porch (370 SF porch). The work included some low-voltage lighting, and they recommended and coordinated with a good electrician to perform related work including a spa installation.