To help you get started out on the "right foot" with how to build a deck or gazebo, I’ve drawn up two lists of questions to use as guidelines while you look over your site and talk with your inspector.

These lists will help you evaluate the layout of your building site and ensure that you ask your Building Inspector the right questions about how to build a deck and gazebo in your area. Learning how to build a deck or gazebo while avoiding serious problems begins with finding the answers to these important questions.

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