Cedar decks generally last from 15 to 20 years, but they can deteriorate faster, particularly on the ground-floor and in shaded areas that take longer to dry out. The average material cost for cedar is $5 to $15 per square foot, for an estimated cost of $6,400 to $24,000 to replace a 16-by-20-foot deck.
You also cannot be compelled to give evidence against a co-accused where you are both being tried in the same proceedings. However, if the prosecution refuses to offer any evidence against you and you are acquitted, then you can be compelled to testify against a co-accused.
You can talk to a non-party witness as much and in as detailed a fashion as. you wish, as long as you neither suggest nor provide answers for them. Contact is not the same as tampering. Tampering involves using intimidation. or force to influence testimony of a witness.