Clean Construction / Decks / LaGrange, Ohio
Clean Construction is based in LaGrange — Brad's own decks stand in this ground. Wood and composite decks for village lots, township acreage, and Grey Hawk builds, with footings below frost and permits handled.
LaGrange is home base. Clean Construction runs out of LaGrange, which means when Brad builds your deck he's not driving in from two counties away — he's building in the same ground his own place sits on, for neighbors he's going to keep running into at the gas station for the next twenty years. That changes how a contractor builds.
LaGrange yards come in two very different flavors. Village lots and the newer builds around Grey Hawk are one kind of job — defined backyards, graded lots, often a walkout or elevated door begging for a proper deck instead of builder steps. Township acreage is the other — wide-open parcels where the deck is the anchor of an outdoor space that might eventually include a fire pit, a pole barn, and half the family on a Sunday. Brad builds both, and designs for which one you actually have.
Open rural lots take weather harder — more wind, more sun, more freeze-thaw movement in wet clay. That's why every footing goes below the 32-inch frost line onto undisturbed soil, and why material choice (treated frame, composite surface) gets an honest conversation instead of a default. Permitting for LaGrange runs through the Lorain County Building Division, and Brad handles all of it.
Northeast Ohio frost drives 32 inches down, and the clay-heavy ground around LaGrange will heave anything sitting shallower. Every footing is dug below the frost line and poured on undisturbed soil — then inspected before a single post goes up.
Most deck failures start at the house connection. Brad opens up the connection point, flashes it correctly, and through-bolts to actual structure — or builds the deck freestanding on its own footings when that's the honest answer for your house.
Clay lots don't forgive bad water planning. Before the layout is final, Brad looks at grade, downspouts, and where roof water actually goes — so the ground under your deck stays solid instead of turning into a spring swamp.
The permit runs through the Lorain County Building Division, and the job gets inspected at the stages the code requires. Brad handles all of it — drawings, application, inspector on site. The paper trail protects you when you sell.
More projects, including additions, patios, and retaining walls, in the full portfolio.
Size, height, wood or composite, rough budget if you have one. Vague is fine — "we want somewhere to eat outside" is enough to start the conversation.
He looks at the house connection, the grade, the soil, the door heights, where the sun lands in the evening. This is where a deck stops being a rectangle on paper and starts being your deck.
Framing, decking, railings, footings, permit — line by line. Wood and composite priced side by side if you're deciding. Nothing buried, and money is settled in the contract before anything starts.
Permit pulled, footings inspected, frame up, decking down, railings on, final inspection passed. Brad is on site through it, hands on most of the work. Most decks take one to two weeks of build time.
In most cases, yes. Attached decks and most decks of any real size need a building permit, which runs through the Lorain County Building Division. Brad handles the permit application, drawings, and inspections as part of the job — you never deal with the counter.
The Residential Code of Ohio requires footings to bear below the frost line — 32 inches in this part of the state. Every Clean Construction footing goes below that depth so the deck doesn't heave when the ground freezes. Shallow footings are the most common failure on older decks in Northeast Ohio.
Pressure-treated wood costs less up front and takes any stain, but wants cleaning and re-sealing every couple of years. Composite costs more up front and is essentially wash-and-go. Most decks Brad builds run a treated frame with composite decking — but he'll price both honestly at the site visit and let the numbers talk.
Most residential decks run one to two weeks of build time once the permit is issued and materials land — longer for multi-level builds or extras like covered sections and built-in benches. You get the schedule before work starts.
It depends on size, height, material, and railing choices, so Brad doesn't quote blind and you shouldn't trust anyone who does. He walks the site, then you get a written, itemized estimate with every line explained. The site visit and the estimate cost you nothing.
Clean Construction is based in LaGrange — Brad lives and works here. This is the shortest drive on the schedule, which in practice means easy site visits, quick punch-list follow-ups, and a builder you'll see around town long after the deck is done.
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