LOVE those new tools! SO helpful!
Your deck looks great! You are so close to being done! Great job!
Kim
Your deck looks great! You are so close to being done! Great job!
Kim
New pool build and deck Apex NC
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linda1
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The bowrench looks pretty neat. DH had me use a 6ft digging bar to pull back towards the board while he screwed the board down.
Glock
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Dude, seriously going to send you my address so you can build my deck too. 
Nice work! You going to stain or treat it?
Nice work! You going to stain or treat it?I'll stain it. It depends when I get it done whether or not I'll stain this year or in the spring. I don't know how hot it has to be for it to cure well
Slowly but surely.
2/3 around on near side and 1/2 around on far. Ran out of screws for board ends today which halted progress.
Still got plenty for the quikdrive.
2/3 around on near side and 1/2 around on far. Ran out of screws for board ends today which halted progress.
Still got plenty for the quikdrive.
Will you be making it out of wood? With your skills I wondered if you would get fancy.
Kim
Kim
I'm planning on wood rails. Composite and even PVC is expensive. Cheapest PVC is like $10 more a foot for railing than wood and I have a lot of feet if railing.
Here's today's progress. Almost done with this floor. Almost being the key word.
Here's today's progress. Almost done with this floor. Almost being the key word.
I SO understand the use of wood for your railing! That is what we used for the same reason.
You are SO close!
Kim
You are SO close!
Kim
When I was buying my decking boards, the place I bought them from was trying to give me a great deal on composite, but with the size of the deck there was just no way.
I have used them before, but don't own one. When I was doing my (smaller) deck I wanted to buy one but could not find one locally. I would screw down a scrap to the joist and then drive a wedge board in to straighten the deck board I was working on (I did a lot of it working alone, while my wife was out doing other things).
I feel for the OP - working alone can be a bear - nice job.
-dave
Today was problem solving day. Tied a bunch of my joists together at the lip of my wall cap. I will have something to screw to at the cap to keep the boards down. I've done all along as I get to them and it holds me up every time. Today put in 11-12 so I can lay the remainder of my boards without the delay.
I also had to problem solve how I was going to box my skimmer so I could get to it easily. Figured it out but took some trial and error.
It was a tiresome day on the deck can you tell by the tools?
I'm close.
I also had to problem solve how I was going to box my skimmer so I could get to it easily. Figured it out but took some trial and error.
It was a tiresome day on the deck can you tell by the tools?
I'm close.
Glock
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