Deck

Notice how I can now come up from the basement without bonking my head. Yeah!!!

Pretty stairs. I love the look of the covered rise.

Our neighbor said the deck is "substantial." Hmmm...complement?

Hard work is followed by success...at least in this case. We'll start doing rails soon.

The schedule has gone as follows: Monday we had the backhoe. We dug the footings for the posts. They had to be 4 feet deep and wider at the bottom than the top. The cement truck came on Tuesday. We had to take a break on Wednesday because Dennis and I changed the design of the deck last minute and Joe had to add one more footing by hand. Sorry Joe! So Wed we waited for the last footing to set. Thursday we framed the whole thing. This was the time when I realized the ammount of talent and ability my kid brother has. Wow! He is fast and perfect. Really fast and really right. It was fun to watch and be involved with. Friday through Sunday were decking days. We weren't in a big rush. Most of the decking was finished on Sunday.

Monday and Tuesday we took a trip to Cape Breton. The posts are going up Wednesday, and the railings will go up on Thursday. I hope to take Joe to Prince Edward Island on Saturday and Sunday, then we fly out on Monday. Talk about a whirlwind trip!