Project having to do with the outdoors, such as deck remodeling..
Deck Remodel – Tuesday (day 7)
Sometimes it pays to go a little overkill on things. For instance today I bought some carriage bolts for the deck posts. They are a lot bigger than the ones that are originally were in there. In fact, the ones that were there were mostly just small lag screws and had almost rusted to around […]
Deck Remodel – Monday (day 6)
Another short day of work. I spent half of it replacing a receptacle that didn’t have power to it… and still doesn’t! I did manage to get one of the posts up. It is a post that didn’t exist previously. I had a little bit of trouble even moving it into place and putting it […]
Deck Remodel – Saturday (day 5)
Today Vic and I worked on removing the wire fencing around the base of the posts. I think I may put a wood fence back around the bottom when we are done depending on how it all feels. We also dug and poured two footings for the additional posts I am planning on adding. Here’s […]
Deck Update – No Progress Thursday or Friday
Due to the traumatic and untimely passing of Mr. Chubby Wubby (one of Laurel’s first fish acquisitions) I was unable to make any progress on the deck Thursday night. R.I.P. Mr Chubby Wubby! Friday night I had to work late so by the time I got home and had dinner it was already dark. Hopefully […]
Deck Remodel – Wednesday (day 4)
Well, yesterday we took a day off to celebrate our anniversary so I didn’t touch the deck at all. Today after I got home from work I started ripping up the remaining deck boards. All went smoothly until we hit the last board which was nailed down under the bracer board for the sliding door. […]