With more than 50 million residential decks in the US, it is estimated that 30 million decks are past their useful life and need to be replaced or repaired, according to the North American Deck and Railing Association (NADRA). A significant percentage of decks are missing key components, are poorly constructed, lack proper maintenance, and have significant safety issues. “It’s important that decks be inspected. Ideally, they are built right in the first place, but since in the real world they often aren’t, they need to be inspected by someone who is specifically trained to do deck inspec ...
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