Hardwood Decks in Westwood

Composite is plastic. It warps at 110 degrees and looks plastic in five years. We build with Ipe, Cumaru, and Garapa — tropical hardwoods that age beautifully, last 25–50 years, and finish to interior-millwork quality. Every deck is hand-sanded and oiled on site, fastened with hidden hardware, and engineered for its specific LA microclimate. In Westwood specifically, the build context is different from a generic LA project. Traditional family neighborhood north of Wilshire (Little Holmby + Holmby Hills edge), quieter than Brentwood, with strong UCLA-adjacent rental market south of Wilshire. That changes what a decks project looks like — both in spec and in process.

Architecture in Westwood runs holmby hills mediterranean traditional, little holmby english tudor revival, and post-war ranches in the southern half. — and the decks we deliver is calibrated to read with the architecture, not against it. We've completed decks projects across 90024, 90025, 90064 and inside the major HOA districts: Holmby-Westwood Property Owners, Little Holmby Homeowners, Westwood South of Santa Monica Homeowners. City of LA permitting standard. Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) review applies in parts of Holmby — restricts visible streetfront materials.

Material selection for Westwood decks reflects the local microclimate: Mild marine influence, 80+ degree summer afternoons, low wind. Our standard Westwood build spec: Standard Cumaru / Garapa specs work. HPOZ-area projects use submission-grade elevation drawings as part of the proposal. Pricing in Westwood typically falls in the $50,000–$165,000 band per project, with the upper half reserved for hillside, coastal, or HOA-design-review-heavy builds.