Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Ceder decking

I am so excited to say that we finished the first landing of the deck and it looks great! It has been so nice to be able to walk right out there and the dogs love not having to jump through beams to get inside the door. Mav and I work for the next few days and then gardening takes over on Saturday. But I am sure we will be back to working on the deck in NOtime.



Monday, May 17, 2010

Deck, Deck, and more Deck

SO...here we are, after another day's work. I think we made great progress today!!!! We are hoping to put in a full day tomorrow and then head to Bismarck for some more supplies. We both can't believe how big this deck is going to be!!! I will post tomorrow and hopefully then be able to give a better idea about what the design is going to be like. So far I have only managed to mess 1 thing up and I feel horrible - but Mav says the deck is still structurally sound (he just says to stay off of the southeast corner). j/k :)
On to our new ghetto doggie door...I was working in my office in the basement and decided that I had better go up and let the pups out. I had opened the door earlier but had pulled the screen so that I could get some nice, warm fresh air without the bugs. (Sidenote-I have already been visited by a bird-size bumble bee. I am not kidding.) When I came up I discovered that the pups had already let THEMSELVES out into the backyard. Duncan had pulled, pawed, and used his teeth and managed to pull (i.e. rip) the screen door open enough to get out. So this pic is my "temporary" solution to the bottom of the screen that Duncan had already chewed anyway. No way do these puppies rule the house around here...


Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Taking shape

We have been working all day on the deck, getting that much closer to being able to actually build the deck. We (YES, I did help!!!) finished sloping the ground around the house, installed drain tile, put down landscape fabric, and hauled in rock. We are about to start putting some of the frame of the deck together. I am soooo excited to able to enjoy my deck this summer!!