Finally, we received the permit to build a new wooden deck with composite boards and cable railing on Siesta Key. Getting permits in Sarasota County takes a long time, but to create something new, you first have to remove the old. Today is demolition day — we’re tearing down the old deck, and everything will be completely rebuilt from scratch. | Artts Construction LLC

The Deck Build: Day 3 The permit ⏰ If I could go back to June we would tell ourselves to just do screw piles. But such is life & renovation. Just a minor setback. Our summer project turned into a fall project. The summer still was filled with projects, just not this one 😆 We originally thought we would do cement pilings for the foundation. But getting down 15 feet would have been more difficult, bigger machines. We were prepared to go 10 feet, so pivoting it was. In order to get the permit amen