Decks and porches have a service life, and on your property it is measurable.

Yes. We walk the property unit by unit, document each deck, balcony and landing by condition with photos, and deliver a prioritized list. Boards use it to phase work across budget years and to show owners why one building is being done before another. It is a common starting point before any work is scoped.

It comes down to the framing, the ledger connection and the posts. If those are sound, replacing decking, guards and stairs is the smaller job. If water has reached the rim joist or the stringers are gone at grade, a rebuild is the honest answer. We open up what we need to before quoting rather than guessing from the surface.

On multi-family and association property, yes. A guard that fails under load on an elevated deck is the exposure most managers worry about, and older builds frequently have guard height and baluster spacing that predate current code. Those items go at the top of the priority list on every assessment we produce.

Usually. Deck and stair work is exterior, so units stay occupied. What changes is access — if a deck is the only exit from a slider, or if stairs are the path to a unit, we sequence the work and notify residents in advance so nobody is surprised by missing treads on a Tuesday morning.