Yesterday was almost a total loss, as we waited for the 2nd straight day for our lumber to arrive. It finally showed up around four o’clock in the afternoon. Not much time for anything other than to haul it into the garage, and, for a few long pieces, the house, as evidenced in the photos below.
Tuesday was pretty humbling, as we endured what was pretty much a physical beating. We spent the day hammer-drilling into the foundation of our house to attach the ledger (so the house will now bear much of the weight of the deck, eliminating the need for four additional posts), drilling the soil for our post holes, moving dirt so the soil under the deck will drain properly, hauling 60-pound bags of concrete outside, and mixing and shoveling it into our seven post holes.
As a result, three days in and about all we have to show for our efforts is the site layout, our ledger attached, and our post holes dug and poured with concrete, J-bolts at the ready.
The house, by the way, smells amazing with all that cedar.
Day 3 - Home Depot finally shows up with our cedar, nearly two days late.
Day 3 - Our stockpile has arrived. Most of what we'll need is stored in the garage....
Day 3 - A few of the longest pieces, as long as twenty feet, had to be stashed in the front hallway overnight.
~kp~
