Deck Builder in Macungie, PA
Macungie deck builder for new composite decks, resurfaces, pergolas and poolside layouts, with borough zoning and UCC permit applications prepared and inspections scheduled for you.
Deck building and resurfacing in Macungie, PA
Upgryd is the Macungie deck builder to hire when your deck has to handle a pool, a pergola, a second level, or the whole combination, and still look finished.
Shade, Structure, and a New Backyard Retreat paired Deckorators Summit Boulder with a black aluminum louvered pergola on helical piers beside the pool, and a separate two-level build used Trex Transcend Island Mist with LED stair lighting. The borough's median home year is 1982, so older frames deserve inspection before a resurface goes down. A 25-year limited labor warranty backs each job, and you see the plan, the materials and the schedule before the first footing goes in.
Recent Macungie work includes a new Deckorators Summit Boulder deck on helical piers with a black aluminum louvered pergola and a poolside layout; a Summit Glacier resurface with white vinyl railing and black aluminum balusters; and a two-level Trex Transcend Island Mist deck with LED stair lighting and white PVC fascia.
What a Macungie pool deck or two-level build needs to last
Piers where digging fights back. Helical pier footings install fast and do not heave with frost or sink, which suits ground beside a pool.
Each level framed for its own span. We use #1 grade pressure-treated lumber instead of #2 grade, so stairs and upper deck stay square to each other.
Moisture managed at every joint. Butyl joist tape runs over the joists, and butyl flashing tape separates the ledger from the house sheathing.
Clean edges, solid rails. Picture-frame construction trims the perimeter and surface-mounted structural posts hold rail lines. Your interactive proposal previews Deckorators, Trex or TimberTech, priced live and rendered so you can compare.
One contact, start to finish. A dedicated project manager handles drawings, permits and scheduling. The walkthrough comes ahead of the last invoice, and a 25-year limited labor warranty follows. We are licensed and insured in NJ and PA, with 248 reviews to show for it.
How a Macungie deck gets from idea to walkthrough
- To begin, a free in-home consultation covers measurements, yard conditions, any pool or pergola plans and the look you want.
- Soon after, the interactive proposal arrives, itemizing scope and laying out product options and financing.
- Meanwhile, we assemble the borough's combined Zoning & UCC application, with plot plan and detailed construction plans, and handle any other approvals.
- When the permit clears, we order materials and book the crew. The frame goes up first, on helical piers wherever digging is a fight. Install time for a new deck is typically one to three weeks, with a resurface wrapping in about four weeks after signing.
- Last, we do the closing walkthrough before final payment, and your 25-year limited labor warranty is in place.
Macungie borough permits, setbacks and footings for pool and two-level decks
One combined application
The Borough of Macungie takes deck permits on a single Zoning & UCC Permit Application filed at 21 Locust Street, with a plot plan and three sets of detailed construction plans. Its UCC sheet exempts an uncovered deck whose floor is 18 inches or less above grade from a UCC permit, but notes that a zoning certificate may still be required. We read the sheet against your design and file what applies.
Setbacks and footings
The borough's posted zoning ordinance lets an unenclosed deck extend into a side or rear yard if a 15-foot rear yard and a 5-foot side yard remain. Footing depth appears on the permit drawings, and we set piers to that figure, using helical piers where the ground is hard to dig or the deck sits beside a pool.
Weather and existing frames
Annual snowfall at Lehigh Valley International Airport runs 33.1 inches, with roughly 118 days at or below freezing (NOAA 1991-2020 normals), which puts repeated freeze-thaw and snow load on every frame. With a median home year of 1982, we check an existing frame before any resurface.
Sources: macungie.pa.us, ncei.noaa.gov. Reviewed November 2026. Municipal rules change: check with the office before you apply.
Upgryd Projects in Macungie, PA
Building in Macungie
Where a deck sits beside a pool or on ground that is hard to dig, we use helical pier footings: they install fast, carry a lifetime warranty and do not heave with frost or sink. On two-level decks we frame each level for its own span, so the stairs and the upper deck stay square.
We also build in Fogelsville, Alburtis, Breinigsville, Emmaus, Trexlertown and Allentown.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does an Upgryd deck in Macungie look like?
One pairs Deckorators Summit Boulder with a black aluminum louvered pergola on helical piers in a poolside layout. Another is a two-level deck in Trex Transcend Island Mist with white vinyl railings, LED stair lighting and white PVC fascia, and a third is a Summit Glacier resurface.
Do you cover Alburtis and Emmaus as well?
Yes. We build in Alburtis, Emmaus, Breinigsville, Cetronia and Fogelsville along with Macungie.
Is a permit needed to build a deck in Macungie?
The borough's UCC sheet exempts an uncovered deck with a floor 18 inches or less above grade from a UCC permit, though a zoning certificate may still be required. For anything beyond that we file the combined Zoning & UCC application with a plot plan and three sets of plans.
Why use helical piers on a poolside deck?
They go in fast and do not heave with frost or sink, which matters on ground that is hard to dig. We choose them when the site demands it.
Materials
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