Have you considered ditching the deck and replacing it with a patio?
You’ll never regret it. Especially if a deck isn’t required due to the layout of your house. Decks keep contractors in business because they are the homeowner expense that never ends.
We did a big patio, with a sitting wall and table-top pillars about 3 years ago and it’s fantastic. My only regret is that we should have done the outdoor kitchen at the same time.
Bluhm Brothers in St. Paul did ours. The were excellent, after working with them I’d never use any other landscape contractor.
Grouse