Friday night my back deck looked like that. It was a nice little deck, 10' x 14' right off the back of the house. It was finished in that deck paint when we moved in and could have used another coat but everything was solid. A grill, a table, and 4 chairs made it a great place to have a meal on a nice night and the string lights added an ambiance as day turned to night.
But that was not good enough. We spent a lot of time out on that deck and it worked well enough for 2 people and a smallish dog but when friends come over it got cramped quick, and there’s no shade in sight. So off I went on an adventure to design a new one
Boom done.
16.5' x 16' on the big part, about 10' x 12' on the smaller one. Under the pergola is the same size as our current deck. The back side will have the grill and some counters to be designed later, possible a short handrail just to tie things together. Strings lights will be abundant and there will be some kind of gas fire pit or chiminea there eventually.
So Friday was our last night with the old deck. Saturday morning a new one showed up
And the old one was torn out (what we don’t need to reuse)
Some holes were dug
The last hole was....well it was just concrete that I had to bust up.
And I started the ledger extension (extra flashing added for the impending week of rain)
Because I live in a town I am going through the proper channels and building per code and I have a permit and everything. Today is my first inspection and I’m waiting to hear that it passed (maybe failed? I doubt it).
It may not be car related but it’s definitely a project!