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Serving Highland, CA and surrounding areas. (909) 737-6946
Highland Deck and Fence builds and repairs custom decks, composite installations, fences, and patio covers throughout Redlands. We know how to work with the Victorian, Craftsman, and mid-century properties that make up much of this city, and we handle every permit through the Redlands Building and Safety Division.
Redlands summers push well past 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and composite materials handle that heat and UV exposure without cracking, fading, or requiring the annual sealing that wood demands. If your Redlands property has a south- or west-facing yard that bakes in summer, a composite deck is often the most practical long-term choice.
Older Redlands properties - especially the Victorian and Craftsman homes near downtown - often have unusual lot shapes, mature trees, or covered porches that require custom framing. We design each deck around your specific yard and home style rather than applying a standard template.
Many Redlands homes have decks that were added years or even decades ago without modern footing depths. Clay soil movement and summer heat cycles cause boards to warp and posts to shift. We assess what is still structurally sound and replace only what is needed.
Larger lots in older Redlands neighborhoods often have long fence runs with mature tree roots growing near or under the existing posts. We account for root zones when setting new posts, which reduces future heaving and extends fence life on these established properties.
A covered outdoor space makes a real difference in Redlands, where unshaded patios and decks can be unusable from late May through September. A properly permitted patio cover extends your usable outdoor season by several months each year.
Redlands wood decks that are not sealed regularly crack and splinter fast in the dry summer heat. Staining and sealing every one to two years is the most cost-effective way to protect an existing wood deck and delay full replacement by years.
Redlands is one of the few cities in Southern California with a significant concentration of homes built before 1940. Victorian and Craftsman properties near the historic downtown and around the University of Redlands area were built with construction methods and materials that differ from modern tract homes. When we add or repair a deck on one of these homes, we work carefully around original wood framing, older foundations, and in some cases historic preservation requirements that apply in parts of the city. If your property falls within a designated historic district, we can advise on what local guidelines apply.
Climate is the other major factor. Redlands sits at about 1,300 feet elevation and gets hot, dry summers with temperatures regularly exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit, followed by Santa Ana wind events each fall that can knock down fences and strip shingles. Clay soils throughout the San Bernardino Valley expand and contract with seasonal rains, and that movement is what cracks driveways, shifts deck posts, and heaves concrete flatwork over time. Footings drilled to the right depth and set in the right concrete mix are not optional here - they are what separates a deck that lasts twenty years from one that starts to lean in five.
Our crew works throughout Redlands regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect deck building work here. We are familiar with the permit process at the City of Redlands Building and Safety Division and pull permits for projects across all of Redlands' neighborhoods, from the older areas near downtown to the newer subdivisions on the north and east sides of the city.
Redlands is laid out along a few main corridors - Citrus Avenue and Orange Street heading north-south, with Colton Avenue and Lugonia Avenue running east-west. The neighborhoods south of the I-10 tend to have newer construction on smaller lots, while the areas north of the freeway and near the University of Redlands include many of the older character homes on larger parcels. We have worked on both ends of that spectrum and know what each type of property typically needs.
Loma Linda borders Redlands directly to the west - we serve Loma Linda as well and often work in both cities in the same week. Yucaipa is just east of Redlands and is another area we cover regularly - see our Yucaipa service area page for more detail on what we do there.
Reach out by phone or through our contact form. We respond within one business day. No charges for estimates, no pressure on the first call.
We come to your property, walk the site, and give you a written itemized quote. For Redlands properties with older foundations or historic designations, we note any factors that affect scope or cost before anything starts.
We submit the permit application to the City of Redlands and handle follow-up with the building department. Once approved - typically one to three weeks - we schedule materials delivery and your build start date.
Most Redlands decks take three to seven business days to complete. We schedule the required city inspections at each stage and walk through the finished work with you before we close out the project.
We serve all of Redlands - from the historic neighborhoods near downtown to the newer subdivisions on the north and east sides of the city. Free estimates, no pressure.
(909) 737-6946Redlands is a mid-sized city of about 73,000 to 75,000 people in San Bernardino County, roughly 60 miles east of Los Angeles along the I-10 corridor. The city has a distinctive character shaped by its origins as a citrus-farming town in the 1880s. That boom era left behind one of the largest concentrations of Victorian-era homes in Southern California, along with Craftsman bungalows and early 20th-century architecture that residents take pride in. Landmarks like Kimberly Crest House and Gardens - a Victorian mansion built in 1897 - and the University of Redlands, founded in 1907, anchor the city's identity as a place with deep local roots.
The housing stock in Redlands is genuinely varied. The neighborhoods closest to downtown and the university include many pre-1940 homes on larger lots with mature trees - often with brick walkways, original concrete driveways, and wood-framed porches that have been there for a century. The north and east sides of the city have more mid-century ranch homes and newer stucco construction from the postwar era onward. About 60 percent of housing units are owner-occupied, which means most Redlands homeowners have a long-term stake in their properties. Neighboring Loma Linda to the west and San Bernardino to the northwest are both cities where we also work regularly.
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