Category: Deck

We have finally finished building the deck. The deck was finished a week ago, but work has gotten in the way of blogging. The deck looks fantastic and the main task left is to seal the deck. I was really impressed with the final work. The steps edge out over the frame that supports them,…

Day 4 saw us make it through to the final straight with just a couple of things needed to be done. It doesn’t look like much progress has been made since Day 3, but the decking is all nailed down, the base boards (bits of decking on the sides) have been attached, and the stairs…

Day 3 The deck is now actually looking like a deck. All of the decking boards have been cut to length, although at this stage they haven’t been nailed down. Also the rain has started to encroach on the project, cutting short the work for the day.

Day 2 didn’t really go to plan with the deck. Unfortunately we hadn’t dug down far enough for the deck. A bit more dirt had to be removed. Well it wasn’t just a little bit of dirt that had to be removed. While the second day was hampered with a little bit to much time…

Here are the photos from the first day of work on the deck. As you can see today, was more about digging down the building up. The builder, Simon hopes to get the structure built tomorrow, and the deck laid down on Friday. All of his newly dug holes passed a site inspection. Also note…