Work Crew

Fall is here, and what a great time it is to be starting outdoor projects. Like this first floor deck we are starting in this photo, which will be 22 feet wide and will cantilever 6 feet out past those columns on the left.

My in-laws Ernie and Mary Ann are shown here helping me out with the first ledger board which we are anchoring into the concrete foundation. Ernie is helping with the alignment issues, and Mary Ann is making sure we don't do anything especially stupid. I delayed starting this project until the geothermal heat pump well lines had been properly covered with several feet of dirt, which you can see underneath us. Shoveling a bunch of dirt underneath a deck that was already complete just didn't seem like a lot of fun.

If all goes well over the next few weekends you'll see a new blog posting of the completed deck. Well, at least the basic framing and surface decking. Luxuries like steps down to the ground may have to wait awhile, after some more input from my team of experts.