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Throughout the build, the builder encounters typical issues, including warped or bowed boards. One particularly difficult board needed to be cut and fitted carefully, requiring patience and several adjustments. The builder demonstrates problem-solving skills by removing screws, straightening warped boards, and re-measuring to ensure accuracy.
Measurements from the house to the deck's edge confirm the deck is straight, with just a sixteenth of an inch difference—a testament to careful planning. Despite this, the task is physically demanding, and the builder admits they had to fight the boards into place, using crowbars and patching up mistakes with wood putty.