Georgia clay and humidity come before material choice
A serious deck scope accounts for layout, required setbacks, permit conditions, footing depth in expansive clay, ledger flashing against the house, stair and guard framing, and how material gets moved through a wooded lot.
Build a complete scope
- What the existing structure and site are doing
- Protective measures during construction
- Material compatibility and installation method
- Permitting, inspection, and cleanup
- What's excluded, the warranty, and how changes get priced
Roswell context
Roswell's oldest neighborhoods grew up around an 1839 textile mill on Vickery Creek, and the Greek Revival houses built for the mill's owners and managers -- Bulloch Hall, Barrington Hall, Primrose Cottage -- still stand within walking distance of the river today. Georgia's red Piedmont clay holds water long after a storm passes, and the humid, thunderstorm-heavy summers common to the Chattahoochee corridor put a premium on drainage, ledger flashing, and rot-resistant framing before finish materials ever get chosen.