Winnipeg Deck Maintenance: Keeping Your Railings Safe and Beautiful for Years to Come

Few features can improve your Winnipeg home’s appearance and value than a backyard deck. From enjoying leisure time with friends and family to relaxing on the weekends outdoors, a deck provides you with a personal haven just a few steps from your back door. Maintaining your deck can protect this space, especially its railings. We at Handyman Connection can provide you with deck railing repair in Winnipeg, as well as a few tips for choosing and maintaining this crucial safety feature.

Why Are Stable Deck Railings Important? 

While deck railings can add a touch of beauty to your deck, they also prevent falls that could result in serious injury, especially for your children and elderly guests or family members. Stable deck railings can prevent a tumble off an elevated deck during a slip or trip or if the deck’s surface is wet. Sturdy railings can also provide safety in several situations, including:

• Handrail assistance for those with limited mobility 
• Helping elderly family members maintain balance 
• Preventing toddlers from running off the edge of your deck

Our deck repair and maintenance services can help you decide what type of railing best suits your design choice while providing functionality as well.

Maintaining Your Deck’s Railings

No matter the type of material you choose for your deck’s railings, proper maintenance can keep them functioning and looking beautiful season after season. Calling in a handyman in Winnipeg can ensure a complete inspection so that many common issues that may cause accidents are not overlooked.

Wobbly railings

Sometimes age and wear can make your deck railings wobbly or unstable. This could cause them to fail or lean to one side. Our deck railing repair services can help rectify this problem with either material replacement or by creating an entirely new railing system for your deck.

Rotting wood railings 

Weather and age can affect your deck’s wooden railings, including treated wood. This can affect the railing’s stability and cause it to fail at a vital moment. Rain, extended periods of heat and snow can all cause wood rot, so calling our contractors out for an inspection can prevent accidents caused by rotting wooden railings.

Loose sections

Your deck railing’s hardware may come loose or fail over time. Nuts and screws that provide the railings with stability can lose integrity and cause entire sections of the deck’s railings to sway or wobble. Exposed nuts and screws can cause scrapes and cuts. Our deck railing repair contractors can give your deck a thorough inspection and replace or tighten hardware as needed.

How Our Handymen Can Help With Deck Railing Maintenance 

Because your deck’s railings provide your family and guests with safety, proper maintenance is key to preventing accidents. Our contractors can assist you with several issues, such as choosing a suitable material. You can choose from a variety of materials including vinyl, wood and composite. If you want to add other safety measures to your deck’s railings, ask your contractor about anti-slip caps that can reduce the risk of falls.

Because years of extreme weather and even insect activity can affect your wooden deck railings, having the material treated with a sealant can add extra years to its life and prevent carpenter ants and termites from destroying your deck. Our experienced contractors can help you decide which sealant best suits your deck’s railings and can protect them for years to come.

Contact Us Today 

Your deck is a unique outdoor space that the entire family can enjoy. If you need deck railing repair in Winnipeg, contact us at Handyman Connection today and discover how we can help you maintain and protect your home’s deck all year round.