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54B
90% range 50.5–59.0

A & H Custom Deck Construction LLC

General Contractor · Whitmore Lake, MI · #178 of 440 listed overall
Primary kind of workDecks & porches88% of all permits · #27 of 51 decks & porches specialists
occasionalhigh confidence

Overall score: 50 = peer average for the same role and the same kind of work (e.g. window jobs are compared with window jobs, remodels with remodels). Based on 17 permits (4 STREAM + 13 A2Trak).

Sub-scores

Inspections59
better than peers
Failed / re-inspection results on 9% of inspections vs 18% expected for similar jobs
Plan quality / Revisions38
worse than peers
1.31 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 0.67 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit46
typical
Median 14 days to approval vs 11 days peer median (1.29× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion49
typical
17% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 16% expected
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance71
better than peers
0.00 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.03 expected
Reliability73
better than peers
0% of inspections cancelled vs 5% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set
17
Last 3 years
2
Last 12 months
1
Years active
8
2017–2026
Median days to approval
14
peer median 11.0
Permits needing a revision
24%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
24%
Inspections on record
41

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 17 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Decks & porches 88% (15)Remodels 12% (2)

Sample permit records

A sample of the public records behind this card. Links open the city's permit portals.

PermitKind of workAppliedStatusDays to approvalNotes
BLDGR25-1598Decks & porches2025-09-24Final50plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
plan submittal v2 requires re-submit
plan submittal v4 requires re-submit
plan submittal v3 requires re-submit
12 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDGR23-1760Decks & porches2023-09-08Final138plan submittal v3 requires re-submit
plan submittal v2 requires re-submit
plan submittal v4 requires re-submit
plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
11 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDGR26-0708Decks & porches2026-05-07Final20plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
3 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDG18-1487Decks & porches2018-07-12FINALED12—
BLDG18-0272Decks & porches2018-02-21FINALED13—
BLDG17-1134Decks & porches2017-05-30FINALED2—

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