Maryland Decking

Had my fence installed today. The guys did a fantastic job! They showed up when promised, and they were quiet and courteous, and finished in one day! Thank you Chris Durst for all your help, and for always getting back to me same day. I highly recommend Maryland Decking for their professionalism, and quality workmanship.

I recently had a deck installed by Maryland Decking. The price was competitive with the other estimates I got. The workmanship looks fine. The cleanup wasn't good. I did contact the company with my concerns and they were willing to come back out to do a thing that should have been done in the first place but I spent my own time righting some of the wrongs

We paid $40,000 to Maryland Decking to remove an existing deck and build a new 2 tier deck. However upon demolition Maryland Decking failed to tell us the rim/joist to the house was rotten their was a 8x5" hole. Maryland Decking proceeded to attach the new two tier deck to the rotten rim/joist. We found this out because when it rains we have water penetrating into our unfinished basement. We understand it was not Maryland Deckings job to fix the rotten rim/joist however we should of been made aware of the issue after demolition and before they proceeded to attach the deck to our home/ rim joist. After contacting the company about this issue a Kenny Baker(manager) came out and looked at the rotten rim/joist visible from our unfinished basement. He stated and said yes they should of saw this and made you aware of it and suggested a contractor for the repair. He left and apparently his boss the owner Barnabas Domowski did not agree with him. Barnabas told Kenny they would of never saw that rotten rim/joist and said we would have to hire a contractor. Barnabas the owner of Maryland Decking has never once called or contacted us about this issue. We have filed a complaint with the Maryland Attorney General.
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I tried to give the company the benefit of the doubt when it came to communication and the work that was done but I hit my last straw and would like to share this awful experience and all the details. I should have known not to go with this company and the salesperson that I worked with brought his kids with him to give me an estimate and his children walked all through my plants and flowers that were planted. He did not say anything to his children about being respectful of someone's property. I received a quote after about a week and it did take me about 2 weeks or so to sign the quote because I did get a few additional quotes.

The communication was absolutely horrible For everything that was needed I needed to reach out to the salesperson at least 3 times each time to get information or an answer to my question. I got the quote around April 2021 and it took until October 2021 to actually get the work completed. The fact that I had to continue to have to reach out to get information or an update was ridiculous. How can a business operate without communicating with its customers? Furthermore, when I reached out for the 100th time about a start date he then talked about financing forms which again pushed it back. VERY UNORGANIZED.

The work was done in 2 days and was not what we had agreed on and no one mentioned to me that they made it smaller than what I wanted. I had to contact them on my own and let them know. He told me he thought they just decided to do it so it would look better. They did give me a portion of the money back but I can't help but wonder if they would have even told me if I didn't bring it up.

The last thing that happened was after they installed the front portion my light pole stopped working. I did wait a few months but called an electrician and they told me that the wire in the front of the house was broken and blew a fuse which was causing the light not to work. He checked the plug and in order for the outlet him my garage to work he had to detach the wire to the pole. I called the company to let them know what I was told. It took a week and a half to hear anything back and that was again only because I had to reach out multiple times. The owner called and said he didn't want to take responsibility for someone else's mistake. Did not offer to send someone out to look at it, only tried to "work" with me by helping with the pavers.

If only one of these things happened it would have been okay but my experience all together working with this company was awful. I do NOT recommend.

Amazing work and quality! We were pleased with a quick response and scheduling of an estimate time that was convenient for us. The price came in almost two thousand dollars less than others for a white vinyl privacy fence between our house and our neighbor's. It was installed on the date scheduled and looks fantastic!

We have been waiting for a new deck since we first contracted with them in February 2021. Once we received the estimate, we called to approve and sent them the signed contract. They told us it could take up to 3 months, due to lack of materials, etc. So the first of May, we called and asked when they would be here to build our new deck. They said they never received the contract and never called us. If we wanted them to build us a deck, we were starting over and it could be another 2 or 3 months! We signed another contract and even took the building permit application to Annapolis ourselves to avoid further delays. Once we got home, Maryland Decking called and told us she gave us the wrong amount for the check we had just paid for the permit! Then she said we would also need a variance! I'm done! My husband is furious. We canceled the contract and we will never use this company in the future. I do not recommend them, unless you simply want to go in circles and never get what they promised.

The good and bad -

Maryland Decking installed my deck and patio (at different times). I am satisfied with the appearance of both. The communication with my sales rep was great. The contractors for both projects were extremely professional.

The BAD - The tractor the contractor used while installing the patio damaged my yard. The tractor marks are clearly visible. We now have a swamp area on one side of our yard. It runs the entire length of the house. Because of the damage, we are barely able to use the gate on our fence. I had the patio installed 5 months after purchasing the house. We are completely disappointed with the appearance of the yard. The owner inspected the area and said he would repair the damage. The repair has not happen. After spending over 12K with Maryland Decking, the yard damage should have been repaired to my satisfaction.

I could've done a better job myself putting up this fence. We already had two side fences from the previous owners so we wanted to enclose them since we have a dog. They left gaps between the old fence and new fence since they for some reason couldn't build off of the old posts even though they said they would use the exact same posts and panels...which they didn't. But because the gaps were less than 3.5" and the crooked post still had the level bubble partly in the middle it was up to code. Don't hire these guys to do your fence, you'll be giving money for half-assed work.

Maryland Decking did an amazing job on our fence. They were able to demo the old fence and install the new one in one day. The new fence looks great and really enhances our homes curb appeal.

Maryland Decking did phenomenal work and all personnel were very professional. They communicated effectively throughout the process. Dave is an excellent up front sales person who ensured we designed our deck properly and were informed about all the available options: stone under deck, 8ft railing. James and his crew are undoubtedly talented experts in building decks. Deck passed all inspections the first time around and even the inspector was impressed. We are very pleased and excited to use our new deck. Structurally solid, perfectly level, and every detail was done right: mitered corners on the picture frame, finishing on the cocktail rail, lighting options, etc. I highly recommend this company to anyone in the Maryland area.