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Thanks all -lots of good stuff.
The material was delivered today by the lumber store.
The post will be set in concrete in the ground.
No inspections - will be done "on the fly"
The pergola is fairly simple, the deck does have a few curves in it.
After reading this and thinking about it the price seems ok.
Also, he may be a bit opimistic on time involved. Several weeks ago he have me a price to run some crown molding and said it would take 2-3 hours. It took 51/2 hours; he didn't charge me any extra but I did give him a nice tip.