A productive day Thursday, nearly eleven hours from start to finish, but for the first time our efforts are taking shape, and we can now glimpse what will be when this project is finished.
The day began by attaching seven cedar posts, then installing four beams that span the width of the deck. It took us a while to get everything square, but we are now within about 3/16″ of being exactly square, not bad considering the foundation to which our ledger is attached isn’t true either, and looks like it bowed in a couple of places when it was poured thirty-eight years ago.
View 1 - Day 4. Four days in, the deck finally begins to take shape.
View 2 - Day 4. The beams are nearly finished, and the first three of ten joists are in.
View 3 - Day 4. With the deck now cantilevered out over the flagstone wall, it feels like it will be much larger than the old one.
~kp~
