I have an old 525 SQ ft deck that is in terrible shape. It needs to be replaced but for now I only wanted enough done to make it structurally sound for a couple of years. Francesco came out and quoted me $7.5k to make the necessary repairs. The quote was higher than expected but the deck was in bad shape so I figured more of it would need to be replaced than I hoped. He said it would take his crew 3 days. His crew turned out to be himself and one other guy. Within an hour of starting work, he was telling me it is going to cost more. He came back with a quote for an additional $2k. At this point I was worried if he would have enough time to make extensive repairs. I didn't need to worry because they were painting the deck by noon on the second day. At this point I realized that he had taken me to the cleaners. When I complained that the cost didn't match the amount of work he told me the screws he uses cost $400. I took pictures of their supplies after day one suspecting I was being duped and headed to Home Depot after the job was completed. In the end he replaced less than 20% of the deck boards and reconnected or put supports on five joists. Material costs (including screws) was less than $900. If I am being generous, he and his worker spent 43 total hours working on the deck, running to get supplies, making a trip to the dump and commuting to and from the job site. To add insult to injury, I was out putting deck screws in the rotten boards they didn't replace after they left. When they painted, they power washed the deck and then proceeded to paint the debris they loosened back to the deck in addition to some loose screws between the deck boards. The old paint they removed and didn't paint to the deck they left for me in the yard. The only positive I can say is that they showed up on time everyday and kept busy when here. Super expensive mistake on my part for trusting the reviews and not asking for a detailed enough quote. read more