Several factors, such as the size of the deck you would like installed, intricate style of build and the materials used, builder's skill level, and the weather, can greatly affect how long it takes to create a deck. Typically a standard residential deck would involve several processes:

   Organising and Creating

  Duration: one or two weeks

  In the initial stage of building out a deck, designing the deck, ordering of supplies and obtaining required permissions is one of the first tasks when planning a deck build. Usually the supplies are ordered well in advance for the more unique designs to ensure stock delivery is not delayed.

Site Preparation

  Duration: one to three days

  Tasks: flattening the ground, clearing the area, and installing any drainage that is required.

Basis:

  Duration: two to seven days

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