Larry, apologies for the slow reply here, we just spotted this review (better late than never, right?). Really glad to hear the Ajax team took care of you, and that little starter strip hiccup turned into smooth sailing once the aluminum decking started locking together the way it's supposed to. Light grey aluminum decking really is a great colour choice, glad it won your wife over too, that's the review that actually matters most at home! Thanks for choosing Craft-Bilt, enjoy the deck all season.