Antnee's Blog - Deck

Almost Done

Anthony — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 03:54:08 GMT

The deck is nearly complete. A few rail caps and benches and it will be done. The door still needs to be cut out and the water moved.

Here are some good pictures:

The privacy fence looks nice.

Here's the walkout rebuilt:

A Lot Got Done

Anthony — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 23:01:21 GMT

Today, despite a few storms, a lot got done. I think it is looking great. The railing are almost done and it is really taking shape:

The only real excitement came when the builders found a bee's nest. Overall, very happy.

As always, follow the progress @ Deck Remodel

Framing it in

Anthony — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 02:55:27 GMT

A lot of progess today on the deck. Most of the framing is done:

My daughter is on the new "bridge" that goes over top of the walkout and connects the two different decks. We would have like it to have been an arched bridge; however, the chimney didn't really permit this. If you notice I have a level on it in the above picture, the left side is a little lower than right...not sure if this can be fixed or if it is good enough. It might just be me being picky.

Here is better angle of the bridge:

I really interested to see how the gate and rails will come together around the steps. Also, the window to the left will have a door cut tomorrow or Thursday.

As always, follow the progress @ Deck Remodel

Making Dirt

Anthony — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 01:55:35 GMT

Today, they started to "make dirt" according to my son. They dug all all of the holes and set the posts in concrete:

A few hiccups, though. We originally were going to have a pergola about were our concrete pad is. However, we expanded the original deck design to cover the whole patio and we couldn't keep the pergola without a post in front of our backdoor. But the most important for us is to have the right design.

Also, the wood arrived late. I guess one of the guys at Lowes was sick and they were backed up. But here is the delivery:

So tomorrow, they start framing bright and early.

As always, follow the progress @ Deck Remodel

Deck Remodel begins

Anthony — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 01:47:08 GMT

Ever since we bought this house, we have had a major problem with our back yard. A walk was put it with cheap "indoor" railings around it. It was unsafe and an eyesore:

In addition, we have a concrete patio next to it that was ok but could use a make over:

We decided to get the whole back of the house redone. Tomorrow, the deck remodel begins.

Follow the progress @ Deck Remodel