Professional Handyman Services in Marietta, GA

You can check any professional license in Georgia by going to www.sos.ga.gov under the license tab and then searching for a licensee, facilities, and business. Then type the company name. If they are a licensed company, they will come up.

If you are going to perform the work yourself then you can apply for the permit yourself. If you are paying a deck builder to do the work, then that person/company is required to take a copy of their license and insurance in to apply for the permit.

Yes. Deck builders are required by state law to have a builder's license. The state does background checks and has a series of testing and continuing education for persons and companies they license to help protect consumers.

Unless there is a serious problem, don't do anything until you get an inspection report from the buyer. We get deck inspection reports all the time from homeowners and real estate agents. Each inspector has their own "pet peeves," so you'll spend more money than you need to trying to fix everything they might find ahead of time.

The builders use the lowest quality products they can get their hands on. Just about anything will last longer than what they put on your deck. Stay away from the big box stores too. They carry on hand what sells well and that tends to be the low end. True lumber or deck supply companies will carry a much better product usually for a similar price. A good quality old-growth pressure-treated pine will still last 20+ years.