Custom Decks
We design and build custom wood and composite decks across Whidbey Island. Ironwood decking and cable railing on view decks, built for a wet marine climate.
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Culver Built designs and builds patio covers for homes on Whidbey Island. A covered deck or a porch roof gives you a dry place outside through the wet months. We are a patio cover contractor based in Langley on South Whidbey Island. We also build custom decks and roof whole houses, so one company handles both the frame and the roofing.
We design each cover in-house around the house it joins, as part of our design-build work. Its posts and beams stand on their own footings, and its roof is flashed into your wall or main roof. We bring more than 30 years of building experience to the job. Call or text (360) 544-9027 for a free estimate.
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Whidbey Island winters are wet, and an open deck often sits empty once the fall rain starts. A covered deck or covered patio gives you a dry place to sit outside. It also keeps rain off the door and the wall behind it.
A porch roof over the front door does the same job on a smaller scale. It gives guests a dry place to stand. It also shelters the entry from wind-driven rain.
Our project photos include an ironwood deck under a covered porch roof. Another shows a custom home with a covered patio under a standing seam metal roof. On one custom home we built, the covered porch has a cedar ceiling and a stone fireplace.
The board that fastens a deck to the house is called the ledger. Island County's deck handout says a deck ledger must not carry the load from a beam. So the roof's posts and beams stand on their own footings. Those footings go below the county's 12 inch frost line.
The county's design criteria list a 20 pound ground snow load and a 97 mph basic wind speed. They also flag topographic effects, since wind speeds up over bluffs and ridges. An open cover can catch wind from underneath, so we tie the roof down to its posts and footings. Where the plans need an engineer's stamp, a licensed engineer provides it and we coordinate that work.
Water finds any gap where a cover meets the house. We flash that joint at the wall or the main roof so rain runs out over the roofing. The cover gets the same metal roofing or asphalt shingles as the house. A low-pitch cover gets extra waterproofing under the roofing.
Island County asks for a Field Indicators Worksheet with a building permit. That holds even when a lot has no known critical areas.
Waterfront lots bring more review. Shoreline rules reach 200 feet from the ordinary high-water mark around Whidbey and Camano. The county generally requires review and approval for most regulated work in that zone. We plan a waterfront cover with that review in mind.
All of Coupeville sits inside Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve. All projects in the Reserve must meet its design guidelines. A porch roof or patio cover in Coupeville answers to them too. Inside town, Coupeville's own Building Official handles building permits.
Free, no-obligation estimates across Whidbey Island and the Skagit Valley.
(360) 544-9027From the first call or text to the finished home, here is how it goes.
Reach us at (360) 544-9027 or fill out the form. Tell us about the lot or the house and what you want to build.
We meet you at the property, look at the site or the home, and talk through what is possible. The estimate is free.
We design in house or build from your architect's plans. Then we price a full materials list with local vendors and add labor, so you see the bottom line.
We prepare the permit set with the energy code package and submit it for county review. Once it is approved, clearing, grading, drainage and the driveway go in.
Framing, roofing, siding, the licensed trades and finish carpentry run in order under one contractor. You have one point of contact from the first day to the final inspection.
Common questions about patio covers across Whidbey Island and the Skagit Valley. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We design and build custom wood and composite decks across Whidbey Island. Ironwood decking and cable railing on view decks, built for a wet marine climate.
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We look at the whole roof before we price the work. Metal roofing and asphalt shingle roofs on Whidbey Island homes.
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Concrete patios, walkways and driveways on Whidbey Island, including stamped and colored concrete. We handle the base and the drainage under the slab with our own equipment.
Learn MoreYou work with one team from the first sketch to the last piece of trim. Design, site planning, estimating and construction all run through us.
Three decades of custom home building on Whidbey Island stands behind the work. The company holds a 5.0 rating on Google from seven reviews.
We run our own excavators, a mini excavator, dump trucks and a skid steer. Clearing, grading, drainage and the driveway are handled in house.
Culver Built is a registered Washington general contractor, licensed, bonded and insured. Estimates are free, so call or text (360) 544-9027 to set one up.
Real reviews from real island projects on Google.
Jeff and his team were incredible to work with, and I cannot recommend them highly enough! I approached Jeff with only a vague idea of what I wanted, and together we worked to create an outdoor space that was a thousand times better than anything I could have imagined on my own. He’s got a great eye and sense for space, and I really appreciated his passion for, and collaborative approach to our project. The guys he employs are kind, respectful and talented. I’ve done a number of projects with crews before, and I was so impressed with both the quality of work and professionalism across the entire team. We’re already freaking up future projects, and I genuinely am looking forward to working with Culver Builds again and again!
I highly recommend Jeff Culver and his team. They replaced my roof, demolished an outbuilding, and helped me with a foundation and siding project. Jeff was up-front about cost and communicative as the project went on. I will use Culver again for future projects.
We purchased our dream home on the west side of Whidbey Island above the Puget Sound with 180-degree views of the water and the Olympic Mtns. While we knew the driveway would need to be redone eventually, we soon learned that proper drainage to protect the house and garage had never been installed when the house was originally built. Jeff and his team resolved all of our issues. In front of our garages, Jeff installed proper French drains, a catch basin, and sump pump that pumps the water away. At the same time, Jeff installed proper drainage around the house. Our driveway was a packed dirt path with virtually no stone base. Jeff initially properly graded the driveway before first add a stone base, then a finishing base. After compacting the stone material, our driveway is almost as hard as concrete or asphalt and is 2-3 feet wider and more accessible. While Jeff was working near the garage with his excavator, he accidentally hit the gutter. Jeff immediately told me what happened and within 48 hours, Jeff had an outside gutter company come in and replaced the entire gutter. I appreciated his upfront honesty. As to communication, Jeff could not have been better. I found him through a Google search. He returned my original call within 2 hours. On Whidbey Island you are lucky to even have a contractor return any call. Jeff came out the same day to scope out the work and started the job within 10 days in my case. He and has team where there each day continuing to make progress. Needless to say, I give Jeff a 5-star review and when the next project comes up, I will certainly be reaching out to Culver Construction. Think this review isn’t legit, think again. I’m a small business owner with 50 employees, worked with countless vendors and customers. I know what good service looks like and when it isn’t.
Tell us about the lot or the house and what you want to build. You can also call or text (360) 544-9027 to set up a free estimate.
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