Why Your Decking Contractor Needs to be Licensed in Virginia

Before hiring a contractor to work on your decking project in Virginia, you’ll need to make sure that they’re licensed in the state. If you hire someone who isn’t properly licensed, you’ll likely hit a road block when attempting to get a permit, since a contractor needs to varify their license as part of the permitting process.

Before Hiring a Decking Contractor - Make Sure You Take These Necessary Steps

You may have a vision for the deck you want, but unless you have a lot of professional building experience under your belt, you’ll most likely want to hire a deck contractor to bring your vision to life.

And before you hire that contractor, there are some steps you should take to ensure that you’re working with the best contactor for your project and that you’ll be able to get your project off the ground as soon as possible.

Before You Hire a Decking Contractor - Make Sure Your Aware of their Standard Work Hours 

When comparing bids, something you might not think to take into consideration is the hours that your deck contractor will be working. After all, it’s no skin off your back when they do their job, right?

But it can have an impact on your day-to-day living, and it can say a lot about how the contractor views you and your project. If your contractor wants to work weekends and evenings, then you may find yourself facing these issues.

Pricing for Zuri Decking: What to Expect to Pay for Zuri Deck Boards

Zuri decking is an engineered decking material designed by Royal Building Products. It's an upscale, high-performance deck board that is locally produced in Virginia. It's also still relatively new to many areas of the country, meaning homeowners and commercial deck builders in Maryland and Virginia might not know how much Zuri decking costs or how to install Zuri decking.

Royal Building Products considers Zuri to be their “premium” line of decking, which is a nice way of saying it doesn’t come cheap. In fact, when compared to other kinds of synthetic decking on the market (Azek, Fiberon, TimberTech, Trex, and others), Zuri decking can be twice as much. What this means in real numbers depends on how much decking you need and what kind of design and style you’re going for.