Deck Maintenance Unsafe Decks Can be Deadly [by Jack Carr, P.E., RS, LEED-AP] What keeps you awake at night? If you are the maintenance committee chairperson, it should not be big-ticket items such as roofs and roads. It should be decks. 48 CONDOMEDIA While other common elements can cost a lot of money if they are not maintained properly, bad decks could cost lives. Wood decks built 30 years ago can have significant deficiencies by today's standards. Most deck collapses are the direct result of inadequate attachment to the building, that is, the connection