# Deck Builder Orcutt | Santa Maria Deck Builders > Deck building, repair, replacement, staining and patio covers for homes in Orcutt, unincorporated Santa Barbara County. Free estimates. URL: https://santamariadeckbuilders.com/areas/orcutt/ # Our work as a deck builder in Orcutt follows Santa Barbara County's rules, not a city's. Santa Maria Deck Builders builds new decks, fixes and stains old ones, and adds patio covers and pergolas for homes in Orcutt, where Santa Barbara County's building rules apply because Orcutt isn't a city. From a new deck off the back of the house to a patio cover for some shade, we handle the work, and we start with what the county asks of it. - Free Estimates - Over 10 Years in Business - Licensed - Insured ![Backyard wood deck with railing and steps to a lawn, golden hills with oaks beyond](/images/misc/backyard-wood-deck-with-railing-and-steps-to-a-law.webp) ## Get Your FREE Estimate Tell us your town and the deck work you have in mind. Estimates are free. Thanks, we got your request. We'll be in touch about your estimate. ## What Santa Barbara County asks of a deck in Orcutt ### Will the county want a permit for my patio cover or raised deck? You want shade over the patio or a deck off the back door, and you aren't sure what the county will ask of either one. Orcutt isn't a city, so Santa Barbara County's rule applies here. Height above the ground decides it for a deck, and only a small, detached patio cover with no wiring or plumbing goes without a county permit. A pergola or an attached cover doesn't get that pass. We look at how high your deck will sit and whether a patio cover stands on its own before we size it and build it. Orcutt isn't a city, so there's no city building department in the picture. The county's rules are the ones that apply. In unincorporated Santa Barbara County, Orcutt included, a deck needs a county building permit if any part of it is more than 30 inches off the ground, if it sits over a basement or a floor below, if it holds up a structure above it, or if it is part of an accessible route. There, a detached patio cover can go without a county building permit only if it is small: one story, 120 square feet or less, no more than 12 feet tall, and with no wiring or plumbing. Get Your FREE Estimate [#estimate-form →](#estimate-form) ![Wood false-front storefronts with a covered wood boardwalk along a small-town street](/images/misc/old-western-style-wood-false-front-storefronts-wit.webp) ## Old Town Orcutt and its wood boardwalks Old Town Orcutt's design rules, written by the county, call for the look of the western oil town it grew from: wood false fronts and covered boardwalks along Clark Avenue and Broadway. Wood false fronts and covered boardwalks are built from the same basic parts a deck is: posts, beams and boards. ## Deck work we do for Orcutt homes Every kind of deck work we do is open to Orcutt homes. If you're thinking about a patio cover, the county rule above for small detached covers is worth knowing before you pick a size. ![Wood pergola over a backyard patio with outdoor chairs beside a single-story stucco home](/images/misc/wood-pergola-over-a-backyard-patio-with-outdoor-ch.webp) ### Patio Covers and Pergolas Pergolas and solid patio covers over a deck or patio. patio covers and wood pergolas over a deck or patio [/patio-covers-and-pergolas/ →](/patio-covers-and-pergolas/) ![New pressure-treated wood deck with railing and steps down to a green lawn behind a single-story stucco home](/images/misc/new-pressure-treated-wood-deck-off-the-back-of-a-s.webp) ### Deck Building New decks from bare ground: footings, frame, boards, stairs and railings, in wood or composite, plus new railings and stairs on decks already there. building a new deck in Orcutt, footings to railing [/deck-building/ →](/deck-building/) ![Weathered wood deck with a few new boards set in among older gray boards, railing in view](/images/misc/close-view-of-a-weathered-wood-deck-with-a-few-new.webp) ### Deck Repair Loose or split boards, wobbly railings, tired stairs, posts, joists and footings, on the deck that's already there. fixing loose boards, railings and stairs on an Orcutt deck [/deck-repair/ →](/deck-repair/) ![New warm brown composite deck with railing and steps to a lawn behind a two-story wood-sided home](/images/misc/freshly-built-warm-brown-composite-deck-with-raili.webp) ### Deck Replacement The old deck comes off and a new one goes on, in wood or composite. replacing an old deck with a new wood or composite one [/deck-replacement/ →](/deck-replacement/) ![Gray composite deck with matching railing behind a single-story stucco home, golden hills beyond](/images/misc/gray-composite-deck-with-matching-railing-behind-a.webp) ### Composite Decks Composite boards on a new or replaced deck. composite boards for a new or replaced deck [/composite-decks/ →](/composite-decks/) ![Warm reddish-brown redwood deck with wood railing and steps to a lawn, oaks on the hills behind](/images/misc/warm-reddish-brown-redwood-deck-with-wood-railing-.webp) ### Redwood and Wood Decks Redwood, cedar and pressure-treated wood decks. redwood, cedar and pressure-treated wood decks [/redwood-and-wood-decks/ →](/redwood-and-wood-decks/) ![Wood deck half cleaned and stained, rich brown boards next to gray weathered ones](/images/misc/wood-deck-half-cleaned-and-stained-with-rich-brown.webp) ### Deck Staining and Sealing Cleaning, staining and sealing wood decks, mildew cleaned off first. cleaning, staining and sealing a wood deck [/deck-staining-and-sealing/ →](/deck-staining-and-sealing/) ## How a deck job goes, from first look to last board 1. 1 ### Send the estimate form Tell us your town, the work you want and anything you know about the deck. 2. 2 ### We look at the deck or the yard We look at the frame, the footings and the space, and check what permit rules apply. 3. 3 ### You get a free estimate A clear price for the work, in wood or composite where that's a choice. 4. 4 ### We do the work Footings, frame, boards, stairs, railing, stain or cover, whatever the job is. ## Nearby towns we work in We build, repair and stain decks in these towns too. ZIP code we cover in Orcutt: 93455 - Deck builder in Santa Maria [/ →](/) - Deck builder in Guadalupe [/areas/guadalupe/ →](/areas/guadalupe/) - Deck builder in Lompoc [/areas/lompoc/ →](/areas/lompoc/) - Deck builder in Nipomo [/areas/nipomo/ →](/areas/nipomo/) ## Ready to plan a deck or patio cover in Orcutt? Send the estimate form at the top of this page with the work you have in mind. Estimates are free. Get Your FREE Estimate [#estimate-form →](#estimate-form)