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deck building contract checklist
Job ____________________ ยท Date ____________

Not a legal document and not legal advice. Home improvement contracts are regulated differently in every state. Have a lawyer in your state review your agreement before you use it.

Settled in writing?
☐Parties, licence number, and the deck dimensions and height above grade
☐Permit responsibility, and the inspection sequence with its gates
☐Footing count, diameter and depth to the local frost line
☐Unit rate for additional concrete if footings must go deeper
☐Ledger attachment detail and flashing, named explicitly in the scope
☐Framing and decking materials, with the fastening system
☐Railing height and infill to code, with the code referenced
☐Payment tied to inspection gates, not to calendar dates
☐Utility locates before footings are dug
☐Removal of an existing deck, and restoration of the lawn beneath
Commonly argued over in deck building

Checklist from bidwand.com.