The builders made very good progress. The support beams and floor of the deck are done. I stepped out onto the deck for the first time this afternoon:

Yeah, I know, I didn't walk out that far. But, still, the railings should be up tomorrow!

Now that most of the deck is built, the storage area under the deck is going to be much taller than I'd realized. I'd always imagined the sub-deck area to be very cave-like, and it really isn't.