Cantilever Balcony Rebuilt After Vehicle Impact Damage

A vehicle hit this cantilever balcony and knocked it completely out of commission. That's not a simple fix. You're not patching a few boards - you're dealing with a structural failure on an occupied building, which means the work has to be done right and it has to meet code.

Here's what that actually looked like. We opened up the lower unit ceiling to access the floor system, then tied new framing directly into the existing structure. That's the part most people don't see - the interior framing work that makes the whole thing safe and solid before a single piece of exterior lumber goes on. Getting that connection right is what separates a proper structural repair from a patch job.

Once the framing was set and inspected, we rebuilt the balcony from the ground up using Cedartone lumber to match the other balconies on the building. That detail matters more than people realize. On a multi-unit building, consistency is everything - a mismatched replacement would stick out immediately. The new balcony blends right in with the rest.

This kind of job sits right at the intersection of our framing and structural repair work and our exterior structure capabilities. It's not just a deck build and it's not just a framing repair - it's both, and you need a crew that's comfortable working in that space. Structural damage on an exterior structure tied into a living unit doesn't leave room for guesswork.