2022 Air Intake Cover
This post is about an air intake cover that I made during the deck rebuild. During an energy audit we discovered that the fresh air intake into the Utility room…
Projects are ways to learn and do new things. They also maintain or enhance our property, which is always a good thing. Projects take many forms from construction to landscaping.

This post is about an air intake cover that I made during the deck rebuild. During an energy audit we discovered that the fresh air intake into the Utility room…

A quick post on a recent Retaining Wall Landscaping project. Just a simple rock filled bed, to make mowing easier.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 –…

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…

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…

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…