Weekend Project.

So, last Saturday March 27th Ed Kirn, Quint, Chris Flint, Kevin Kavanaugh, Mandy and myself got together to try and add on a 12 X 10 foot section onto the end of our existing deck. With all the talking and ideas floating around about how to install a ledger board and the best way to screw in a carriage bolt, we didn't get very far. Ohh, and I never knew that everyone in the world is a deck building expert!! For the weekend all that was completed was ripping the siding off the house and digging 2 holes. In one of the holes we managed to find a full size truck tire that we had to remove which made the hole 3 times bigger than needed. I went to bed on Sunday night feeling pretty pissed off about our progress. Quint came over throughout the week and we managed to fill some of the holes with concrete for a base. Progress was slow.

By the time Saturday came around, we had built about 50 decks in our head and we were all ready for the big time. We had the lumber ready, the tools for the job, the best 1/2 inch drill on the market, and something we didn't have the weekend before. A Plan. After a few slow moments in the morning, each board that went up allowed the next board to go up exponentially faster and easier. At the end of the day we had a 99% finished deck to sit on. We still need to do the railing this week but I think we all had a blast and have something to show for it. Thank you so much for all your help everyone. Mandy and I are really excited.

End of the first weekend.


Second weekend.

Truck tire buried in the yard.




Keegan.