Fin Deck - Spring 2024




April 23  setting a level line - batter boards in place



April 24  found footer from old porch 3 inches into first hole - had to break out the power hammer









April 26  holes dug - measuring up and leveling - getting ready to pour




April 27  #1 and #2 poured - #3 almost ready - Then ran into this MF rock




April 29  pipe repair and seating for two - hardheaded and determined




April 30  #4 - dug - leveled - ready to pour - poured #3 and #4 - 13 eighty pound bags in 1 hr and 45 minutes


May 3  temporary ledger and buildup beam for checking level - need to build a model to see it



May 7  lumber and gravel - i can see my floors





May 8  damp shipment - more braces than a room full of teenagers - warning ducks



May 9  always - dug around by hand - got a rope around it - called it a whore and pulled hard


May 12  ledger board up - major step needed for everything else


May 14  ledger board up solidly - bolts - wood stained - bit destruction






May 15  it's level eat me whore - second notch and support beams (2) 2"x10" x 12' and (1) 2"x10" x 12' screwed in - all surprisingly level




May 19  thanks bob


May 20  so far 16 joists / 2 brackets per x 10 screws each / haven't screwed this much since i was a teenager





May 30  railing posts up / looks like cement day tomorrow


May 31  one done / and two


June 2  end of deck done for stairs / rail posts up /ready to start putting down floor




June 5  threw up some of the 16 footers for a visual



June 9  major thanks to ph and bob / couldn't have gotten this much finished with only two people or me / toboggan boards






June 12  T minus 13 days and counting




June 15  next phase done / now 9000 balusters to sand and paint



June 18  first section done / second section up / one side done / wood cut and ready for sanding for next two sections


June 15  fourth bandana / third shirt / 1/2 gallon of water and a quart of pedialyte / BRUTAL outside