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    Flicker Construction LLC - Fort Collins Deck Builder
    Custom deck building in Huntington Hills, Fort Collins, CO

    Custom Deck Building in Huntington Hills, Fort Collins

    Huntington Hills was built between the late 1980s and the early 2000s, which means the decks that came with these homes are now somewhere between twenty-five and thirty-five years old. Decks of that age have usually been repaired at least once already, and most are at the end of their service life.

    That timing matters, because replacing a deck is the one moment you get to fix what the original never got right. A builder-grade deck sized in 1995 often does not scale to a 3,000 or 4,000 square foot home, and the original footprint was usually chosen for cost rather than for how the yard actually gets used.

    What Custom Actually Means in Huntington Hills

    The original deck was sized for the budget, not the house.

    Homes here run from roughly 2,300 to 4,700 square feet, and the decks that came with them rarely scaled up in proportion. A twelve-by-sixteen platform is adequate on a 2,300 square foot ranch and clearly undersized on a 4,000 square foot home where the kitchen, dining room, and family room all open toward the back. A rebuild is when that gets corrected.

    Lot sizes vary more than the houses do.

    Lots in Huntington Hills range from about 5,100 square feet to over 10,000. That is a wide spread, and it means there is no single right deck for the neighborhood. On a tighter lot the question is how to get usable space without crowding the yard. On a larger lot with grade, it is whether a single level or a tiered structure makes better use of what is actually there.

    The trees are twenty-five years older than the houses were.

    This is a tree-lined neighborhood, and trees planted when these homes went up are now substantial. That affects two things worth designing around rather than discovering afterward: where shade falls across the deck through the day, and how quickly the surface dries after weather. Both feed directly into material choice and orientation.

    The architecture is mixed.

    Ranch, modern traditional, and craftsman all appear here, with larger estate-style homes toward the east side. A deck detailed for one reads as an add-on bolted to the other. Railing style, post detail, and material colour are what tie a deck to the house it belongs to rather than making it look like something that arrived separately.

    HOA Approval and Permits, Handled Before Anything Gets Built

    Huntington Hills has an active homeowners association. If yours requires architectural approval for exterior work, a deck falls squarely inside that, and it is a step worth getting right the first time rather than discovering halfway through.

    Our position is the same one we take on any approval: as long as a design can clear review, we can build it. That means designing to what the association expects from the start rather than submitting something generic and hoping. Adjusting a railing detail or a material at the design stage costs nothing. Adjusting it after a rejection costs weeks.

    Separately, your project may need a building permit from the city. Whether it does depends on what is being built and how high it sits, and that is one of the first things we determine at the estimate visit.

    We handle the submissions on both. What we will not do is promise you an approval outcome, because those decisions are not ours to make. What we control is bringing you a design that does not invite an easy rejection, and telling you honestly what we think will clear before you spend anything.

    What We Build in Huntington Hills

    Full deck replacement on the original footprint. The simplest path: same location, new structure, built to current code with new footings, framing, surface, and railings. Demolition and haul-away of the old deck are scoped into your estimate.

    Rebuilds at a size that fits the house. Where the original deck was undersized for the home, a rebuild is the moment to correct it. That is a design-and-build project rather than a like-for-like swap, and we will say so up front and scope it that way.

    Multi-level and tiered structures. On lots with grade change, tiered construction uses the slope rather than fighting it, and it creates defined zones without a barrier between them.

    Material selection built around your exposure. Pressure-treated, cedar, and composite all behave differently under tree cover and Front Range sun. We walk the trade-offs with you at the design stage rather than handing you a brochure.

    Railings, stairs, and detailing matched to the house. The parts that decide whether a deck reads as part of the home or as something attached to it.

    If you want the full detail on materials, process, and what an estimate includes, that is on our main page covering how we design and build custom decks.

    How the Design Process Works

    Custom means designed, not selected from a catalogue, and that happens in two stages.

    Stage one is free. We come out, walk the property, look at grade, exposure, access points, and how you actually intend to use the space. From that we produce a design with a 3D layout so you can see the deck before anything is built, along with a free estimate. There is no obligation and no deposit at this stage.

    Stage two begins only if you decide to move forward. A professional permit rendering is produced through our design partner. That cost is built into the project price rather than billed separately, and a deposit is required to begin.

    The reason we split it that way is simple: you should be able to see a real design and a real number before committing anything.

    What a Custom Deck Costs in Huntington Hills

    Our custom decks run $40 to $50 per square foot, published here rather than saved for the phone call. Where a project lands in that range depends on size, height, material selection, and site conditions such as grade or footing depth.

    The price on your estimate is the price you pay. We do not add costs afterward for conditions we already saw during the site visit, and we do not use the design stage as a lever to talk you into a larger project.

    Your estimate is free, and there is no follow-up pressure after you have it.

    One honest note: if your project needs HOA approval or a city permit, that adds time at the front of the schedule. It does not change the per-square-foot price.

    Why Hire Flicker Construction for a Huntington Hills Deck

    In-house crews on every job. Every person on your project is a direct employee of Flicker Construction. No subcontractors, and no handoff between the person who designed your deck and the crew who builds it.

    Licensed and insured on every project. Full coverage regardless of project size. Worth confirming with anyone you let work on your property.

    Direct communication with the builder. The person who quotes your deck is the person responsible for it. On a project that involves HOA approval and permitting, that matters more than usual.

    Over 10 years of dedicated decking experience. Not general contracting with decks on the side. Decks are the work.

    Ten percent of our profits go back to local causes, including our partnership with the ASPCA. We are a family-owned company, accountable to the name on the truck.

    Frequently Asked Questions: Custom Decks in Huntington Hills

    It depends on the house and the lot, which is exactly why we design rather than default to a standard size. Homes here run from about 2,300 to 4,700 square feet, and a deck that suits the smaller end of that range will feel undersized on the larger end, particularly where several rooms open toward the back of the house. Lot sizes range from roughly 5,100 to over 10,000 square feet, so the usable yard is as much a factor as the home itself. We work that out on site before any design is drawn.

    Huntington Hills has an active homeowners association, and if yours requires architectural approval for exterior work then a deck falls inside that. We design with that requirement in mind and handle the submission rather than handing it back to you. We will not promise an approval outcome, because that decision is not ours to make, but we will tell you honestly what we think will clear before you spend anything.

    Yes, and it is often the right call. The decks built with these homes were typically sized to a construction budget rather than to how the space would be used. A replacement is the natural moment to correct that. We will be clear with you up front that changing the footprint makes it a design-and-build project rather than a like-for-like swap, so you know what you are deciding before anything is torn out.

    Our custom decks run $40 to $50 per square foot. Where your project lands in that range depends on size, height, material selection, and site conditions such as grade or footing depth. Your estimate is free, the price on it is the price you pay, and we do not add costs afterward for conditions we already saw at the site visit.

    In two stages. The first is free: we walk the property, look at grade, exposure and access, and produce a design with a 3D layout plus a free estimate, with no obligation and no deposit. The second stage begins only if you decide to proceed, and produces a professional permit rendering through our design partner, with that cost built into the project price and a deposit required to start.

    Yes, and on lots with real grade change it is often the better answer. A tiered structure follows the slope rather than fighting it, keeps post heights manageable at the low end, and creates defined zones at different elevations without putting a barrier between them. Whether it suits your property is something we assess at the site visit rather than assume.

    Shade changes the calculation. Wood under heavy canopy dries more slowly after weather, which makes a consistent sealing schedule more important than it would be on an open, sunny lot. Composite does not require sealing and is not affected by that drying cycle, though it costs more upfront. We walk through the trade-offs against your specific exposure at the design stage rather than pushing one material.

    Yes. Permitting is part of the project, not something handed back to you. Whether your project needs a permit depends on what is being built and how high it sits, and we determine that at the estimate visit. Where a permit is required we prepare the documentation, submit it, and schedule the inspections.

    The build itself follows the scope of the project, and we give you a specific schedule with your estimate. What is worth planning for separately is the front end: if your project needs HOA approval or a city permit, that adds time before construction starts, and those timelines are not ours to control once a submission is in.

    That is part of the design work rather than an afterthought. Huntington Hills has ranch, modern traditional and craftsman homes, plus larger estate-style houses on the east side, and a deck detailed for one of those can look wrong on another. Railing style, post detail, and material colour are what tie a deck to the house rather than leaving it looking like something that arrived separately.

    Start Your Huntington Hills Deck Project

    Flicker Construction serves Huntington Hills and the surrounding south Fort Collins neighborhoods. Here is what happens when you get in touch:

    • You speak directly with the builder, not a call center
    • We walk the property and design around your lot, your home, and how you plan to use the space
    • We tell you which approvals your project needs, if any, before you commit to anything
    • You get a free design, a 3D layout, and a written estimate with no obligation

    If your original deck has reached the point where repairs stop making sense, that is the right time to have this conversation.