America's DeckBuilder LLC

Overall, it went fairly well. There were three men working on the deck, none of whom I met when I met the owner of the company. Somehow I expected the owner of the company to be the lead man working on the deck, but he just came by occasionally to supervise and advise. The lead man on the project was a little difficult to deal with, as he thought he was working for the owner rather than me. When I would speak to him about different aspects of the project, he acted as if I was bothering him. During the construction, it was very hot, and the men wore sunscreen. With their hands, they leaned on the vinyl siding of the house and stained it in innumerable places. I tried washing it off with Dawn and TSP to no avail. As it turned out, the vinyl siding had to be replaced. The men replaced it, but it was only partially attached. They had to come back to attach it properly. The siding is the same brand and color, but it doesn't quite match, since it is new. The workers also broke an exterior corner off of the foundation with a power gun. The owner made a decking piece to cover it. The workers also had to come back to adjust a railing that wasn't level. I asked the owner of the company to adjust the price of the deck, as a matter of "good will" for the workers messing up the siding, but he would hear nothing of it. Overall, I like how the deck turned out, but it could have been a lot less trouble when it was being built.