Projects

If you remember, in the last post, I promised an news flash on the latest project at our house. And here is the delivery, if a bit later than some of you thought. :P The latest project is our deck.

Before

Before

We already had a deck, but it was quite literally becoming a hazard. The floorboards were getting... holey! :D

Also, that side of the house faces the west, which means the afternoon sun hits the brick there for hours. In the summer time, the dining room and kitchen (which are on that side) get several degrees hotter in the afternoon than the rest of the house because of the sun on that side and the deck has no roof to shield the house.

Hence the project.

We needed to replace the floorboards anyway, so while we were tearing things apart, we decided to do it right and put a roof on too.

Unfortunately, I don't have many pictures of the process. But here goes.

Dad putting the pickets on

All of this happened over several weeks because the guys worked on it when they didn't have something else they were supposed to be doing. But that's the joys of having contractors as family! You can get them to work on your house for free! You just have to buy materials... :D

Finished with pickets

Ceiling

All that is left to do is stain it and build the furniture. And yes, I said build the furniture. We have big plans for this deck and it's going to look so pretty when it's done!
I'm so excited!! :D



Okay, enough of that. I think I'm going to attempt doing three posts today. Not promising anything but I'm going to try. So much has happened since the last post. Until next time! ...which is literally like....a few minutes.... :P