Ricky & Danielle's Story: Green Shield Deck Builders Testimonial

When Ricky and Danielle reached out to Green Shield, they weren’t just looking for a new look—they were looking for a Reliably Engineered Reality. Their old deck was eroding and unsafe, a far cry from the modern upgrades they had made to the rest of their Grand Rapids home.

Smarter Engineering in Action:

• The "Bump-Out" Insight: During the design phase, our team provided some "Straight Talk" on layout. By extending the deck slightly further into the yard rather than keeping it flush with the house, we created a premier vantage point that allows the family to truly overlook their backyard.
• The Clean Walkway Solution: To maintain a seamless flow underneath the deck, we engineered a custom header beam. This removed the need for mid-span posts that would have obstructed their walkway, proving that our hardworking backbone can be both strong and unobtrusive.
• Safety First: With a young son at home, safety wasn't optional. We integrated a custom-matched safety gate into the aluminum railing system, meeting our 20-point safety standard and giving the parents total peace of mind.

The Green Shield Experience: Ricky and Danielle were pleasantly surprised by the speed and professionalism of Taylor and his W-2 crew. From the graph-paper vision to the final board, our team kept them informed every step of the way.

"We won’t have to stain it this summer. We won’t have to paint the spindles. We can just sit out here and enjoy time together." — Ricky & Danielle

Refuse to Settle for "Standard": Why spend your summer maintenance-staining an unsafe structure? Ricky and Danielle now have a maintenance-free Forever Deck that matches the quality of their home. Visit the Green Shield website to see more Grand Rapids transformations and start your journey toward a safer, smarter outdoor space.

Ricky: My name's Ricky. This is my wife, Danielle. We're in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We've had our amazing deck for the last two weeks.

Danielle: Our deck was pretty, beat up. I would say that it was starting to erode, and we were worried about some safety So

Ricky: it So it was very unsafe.

Danielle: And we wanted to rebuild with a deck that was modernized to kind of go with some the upgrades that we had done to our home in the last four years. So Greg came to our house and he was so nice. We had a lot of questions and he was able to go over all of the information with

Ricky: us. Another thing with the deck design is when Greg came over, he even just as simple as drawing it out on a piece of graph paper, just seeing in my head how it was gonna look was extremely helpful.

Danielle: He even had some really good pointers such as bumping the deck out a little bit further because it used to be flush with the house, so now we are able to stand out and look overlook the backyard. Also, he let us know about some of the features that you have such as the safety gate for when our sun is crawling around out here. We were able to, put that in, and we have that really nice header beam down underneath so that we didn't have to drop any beams down in the middle of the walkway, so that was good. Leading up to the build, we were pleasantly surprised with actually how fast it went, and so they kept us informed and said, hey, we're gonna be out there a lot sooner than we thought. And, Taylor and his crew came out and took a look at everything, made sure all the materials were good to go, and they started the next morning. It definitely surprised us that there were so many options for us to choose from. We really were able to customize it exactly how we wanted it.

Ricky: Especially now that we have this new deck in this summer, comparing it to our old deck, obviously, we didn't really feel comfortable going on with that deck. Whereas now, we have this beautiful new deck, maintenance free. We won't have to stain it this summer. We won't have to paint the spindles. We can come out and grill out here, just sit out here and enjoy time together.