Alex is by far the best person you can possibly hire to build your deck. We knew what we wanted size wise, and I've build several decks myself, but a shoulder injury kept me from doing the heavy lifting. Alex came out and showed us what he would do, and how he would build it. We told Alex that we wanted to do the decking, but needed his help with the structure. No problem. He was knowledgeable, and gave us a few options, but recommended one approach in particular. We hired him and got on his wait list, without any downpayment. When he started the project, he told us exactly what he planned to do, picked out the lumber for the structure himself, and set up the delivery. What he created is absolutely amazing, he is a true master carpenter. He build it so we could do a "picture frame" design with the decking, and gave me suggestions for how to deck it successfully, even suggested a few tools I could use to make it easy.
We could not be happier with Alex's work. We are telling everyone we know that if you need a deck built, you'd be crazy not to contact Alex. Trust me, I've had a lot of crappy experiences with people who we hired to do work in and around our house. Bottom line, if you want someone who does what they say they will do, completes the project on time and does so at an extremely fair price, you hang on to them.
Alex, I will think of you fondly every time my bride and I hang out alone on the deck, host parties, or just sit quietly in the morning with a cup of coffee. Thank you for creating our dream deck.