Chicago Porch Experts by Emtrak Construction

Karl and his team performed maintenance and repairs to my front and back porch in late November of 2025. Karl was clear in his sales communication and was helpful by making recommendations around the scope of work and approach. The team aligned and delivered on the communicated work in the timeline discussed and for the budget discussed. Overall I had a great experience working with the Emtrak team and would be happy to use them again!

We had a great experience with Chicago Porch Experts by Emtrak. Our 3rd floor wooden balcony flooring and joists were in need of replacing. Karl and his team did a great job. Karl was responsive and his team arrived on time and completed the project quickly. We ended up going with a composite flooring and we are really happy with how it turned out. The price was fair and I will be reaching out to them for future projects. The team was polite and respectful. Really appreciate the help with this project! Thanks guys!

Emtrack constructed our rooftop trex deck and did a fantastic job. Karl and his team had an excellent attention to detail to build a deck that has totally revitalized our roof space. Highly recommend!

I do NOT recommend hiring Chicago Porch Experts. I’m the president of a condo association for a 6-unit building; we have a three story deck for all six units. We recently hired Chicago Porch Experts by Emtrak Construction to redeck the third floor and then power wash and stain the entire porch. We had a terrible experience. The primary issue is with communication and organization. The actual work, primarily the redecking, is good, which is saving them from a one-star rating. But they lack the organizational skills to work on a project of this scope. I’m not going to list out every single incident, but there was a lot of miscommunication throughout the entire process that caused a ton of strife for the building. Lots of my emails went unanswered, and they refused to schedule anything, ev

Our back porch needed to be replaced, and Chicago Porch Experts did a beautiful job. Matt was very responsive from the start, and Karl came out to discuss the project and provide a detailed estimate. They were much easier to work with than any of the other contractors we contacted for proposals, and the estimate was competitive. Karl also evaluated the foundation of an extension on our house and provided us with cost saving recommendations. The team was courteous and hard working. The demolition and framing of the new porch were very quick. The finishing took more time than expected due to delays on both sides, but the finished porch is fabulous. We asked for the porch to be screened in and since completion we have been out on the porch almost constantly. Karl even had his team han