How We Vet the Seattle Deck Pros We Refer

Registration, paperwork and an interview, in that order:

1. Registration. The company must hold the contractor registration Washington requires, which we look up on the state's L&I Verify tool, plus any licence the city it works in asks for.
2. Paperwork. The bond and liability insurance that registration depends on must be current. In Washington a general contractor posts a continuous surety bond of $30,000 and a specialty contractor $15,000.
3. Interview. We interview the owner to decide whether we want to recommend them to Seattle homeowners. If we don't, they don't join.

Your request reaches a registered, bonded and insured deck business we have spoken to, not a name pulled from a list. The pro stays an independent company: the site visit, the quote, the contract, the permit and the work are between you and that pro. Vetting happens before a pro joins; it is not an inspection of your deck or a promise about the finished job.

Yes, in about a minute. Ask for the registration number, which Washington requires in a contractor's ads and on its bid, and look it up on the Verify tool. The deck builder hiring checklist walks through what the lookup shows and which red flags to watch for.

It waits. Until our vetted local deck pro is confirmed for your area, your request is held and not shared with anyone. After that it goes to that one pro only. The deck cost guide shows what Seattle decks cost while you wait.