Custom Decks in Kendall, WA | Alpine Exteriors

Decks Built for Kendall and the Columbia Valley

Kendall lives closer to the mountains than most of Whatcom County, and its decks need to act like it. Out here along SR 547 in the Columbia Valley, between Kendall Creek and the foothills that climb toward Maple Falls and the Mount Baker Highway, winters run colder than Bellingham by a meaningful margin, snow arrives more often and stays longer, and the surrounding forest keeps yards shaded and damp deep into spring. A deck design that works fine in town can sag, rot, or heave up here within a decade. We build for this valley specifically.

The area's homes are a practical mix: manufactured and site-built homes in the Columbia Valley neighborhoods, cabins and getaway places that became full-time residences, and newer builds on acreage. Almost all of them share one thing, an outdoor space that matters, because people choose Kendall for the land, the quiet, and the proximity to Baker, and the deck is where all three get enjoyed, from summer evenings when the light hangs late over the valley to snowy mornings watching the foothills turn white.

Engineering for Snow, Shade, and Freeze-Thaw

Alpine Exteriors has built exteriors across Whatcom County for 25 years, and our foothill deck standard differs from our lowland one in ways you can see in the framing.

• Snow-load-rated structure, with tighter joist spacing, larger beams, and footings poured below frost depth so freeze-thaw cycles cannot walk the posts out of level.
• Ground clearance and airflow designed in, keeping framing dry through long snow-melt springs when the valley floor stays saturated.
• Surfaces that handle shovels and traction grit, either robust capped composite or thick-profile wood that tolerates winter maintenance without shredding.
• Covered and partially roofed options, which up here turn a three-season deck into a year-round one.

We are equally happy building a broad entertaining deck behind a family home near Kendall Elementary or a compact, bombproof platform on a cabin that sees hard use every ski season. The engineering care is identical either way.

Getting Started

Every project begins with a free on-site estimate, and in the Columbia Valley we treat that visit as an engineering scout as much as a sales call: soil, slope, snow-shed lines off the roof, and sun angles through the trees all go into the plan. You receive a written design and a firm price.

Our track record covers more than 2,000 completed projects, and every one of them carries the same 25-year workmanship warranty we will put behind your deck. Mountains test construction honestly. We would not offer a warranty like that in a place like this if we did not build for the test.