Ten yes-or-no questions from a builder who rebuilds failed decks for a living. Answer honestly — the score tells you whether your deck is solid, worth watching, or worth a phone call.
Walk out to the deck if you can. Push, wiggle, look underneath. Honest answers, honest score.
Why this exists: Most of the deck failures Summit gets called to rebuild showed warning signs for years — rusted fasteners, a wobble everyone got used to, posts sitting in dirt. Ten honest questions catch almost all of them. Want the full house version? Try the Home Health Score →