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
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