That’s right, cutting the grass, gardening, relaxing on the deck, grilling out, etc.

I’ve seen brand new patios slope back towards the house, joist hangers attached with deck screws instead of nails, brand new roofs that leak, etc. there are a ton of hack builders out there creating problems for whoever buys the houses they build that’s why it’s recommended to hire an independent 3rd party home inspector even for new construction.

I need to build a deck in North Atlanta and am looking for some recommendations for framing crews that you have used. 

I'm approaching this whole project as a big learning opportunity, to develop a skill-set I can use for future projects.I have a lot of fun plans for the garage of this property, which is huge, insulated, and has a bonus room, as well as a good structure for a garage-top deck. 

I had wood bees actually start boring in the dry ground underneath the deck and it took care of them in 48hrs.

The costs of concrete, site work, utilities, permits, licensed tradespeople, heating systems, button-up, garages/decks, etc will blow you away.

With equity investors, its a bit different as those are longer term relationships that I want to foster...so again I yield to their desires (within reason)...even in cases where the smart financial move (for that deal) would be to buy them out as early as is feasible....I will let them play longer (and make more money) and then buy them out when I know I have the next deal on deck. 

Big cabin large deck great view want to go all out and get top dollar

Those are my ranges for recent full tear-offs with deck replacementYou'll get lucky with some stuff in that it'll last much longer than normal. 

And  a door to a second floor deck.