2022 Deck Rebuild – Landscaping
As the deck rebuild winds down there are a few final tasks, such as the landscaping, to be completed. 7/29 – Totally redid the bed on the north side. This…
2022 Deck Rebuild – Stain
With the construction phase done, the next step is staining. I use a clear stain because in subsequent years all I need to do is pressure wash it and apply…
2022 Deck Rebuild – Stairs
7/14 – The stairs on the East side will be in a new location. While we have lots of ideas about what we want to do on the ground where…
2022 Deck Rebuild – Railings
7/09 – One day push to start the railing installation. Got everything done except the drink rails. Each of the black aluminum balusters had to be cut to length. I…
2022 Deck Rebuild – Skirting
The decking is finished except for some fine tuning which will be done later. The next step is to install the skirting about the base of the deck. 7/02 –…
2022 Deck Rebuild – West Section Decking
6/27 – Started decking the west section. Got most of it done but ran out of usable boards. I had seven boards that were flawed so I will take them…
2022 Deck Rebuild – West Side Demo and Framing
The east and center sections are done about as far as I want to take them so it is time to switch to the west section. 6/20 – Started demo…
2022 Montreal to Boston Cruise
After deferring travel due to COVID we decided that we needed to get away. There was a sale on cruises and we jumped on it. We booked the Montreal to…
2022 Deck Rebuild – Decking Installation
With all of the framing and preparation completed it is time to start decking installation. The deck boards are cut to approximate length then installed. After all the boards are…
2022 Deck Rebuild – Framing
Now that the footings and support issues have been resolved I can move onto the next phase which is framing. During this phase I needed to do all of the…
