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Coastal Contractor

May/June 2007
Building inspector reports on decks

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TRADE TALK Building Inspector Reports on Decks Contractors speak out Two years ago, Glenn Mathewson traded in his toolbelt and Skilsaw for a code book, and is now a general building inspector in Westminster, Colo. PDB: What's your background? Mathewson: I spent eight years as a deck builder, and was a partner of Highpoint Decks, in Golden, Colo. I've worked with most of the material that was available at the time, and I've been reading Professional Deck Builder for years. I now see code issues I used to complain about from a different view. Some contractors complain about inspectors, but

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