Our outdoor project officially began yesterday!
I am so excited that this long awaited dream is in the process of becoming a reality! Our eighteen year old deck has served its purpose but it has been a bit of an eyesore for the past couple of years from neglect and not painting it due to our planning on re-decking, which we said we would do last year, and the year before that! Well, that obviously didn't happen, and so over the past winter it was talked about again as the plan this year. In the spring the plan turned into an even bigger plan/dream. A covered deck maybe, possibly even screened-in? We began our planning with much thought and detail, along with many photos of outdoor inspiration. Through four different contractors and much thought, proposals, budgeting, negotiations, permitting and more, we are now in full swing and the old will now become the new!
We decided on a covered deck, slightly larger (by a couple feet), some layout changes and additions that will make this our vision turned reality. We expect the project to take about a month or so to completion. Here we go!
Day 1. The deck was removed in a matter of a few hours and quickly became a pile of rubble.
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Some before and after demo photos!
I won't miss the ugly, dirty covers on the furniture!
I think our dog will miss this bench though.
Ready for demo!
It looks a bit more gloomy at sunset the night before demo.
Last view of it from the yard.
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The crew began preparing early morning, then off went the rails!
...and the deck floor too.
Then there was nothing, except this eyesore!
...and a pile of rubble indeed!
Wow!
Bye-bye old deck!
More to come later!...
~ Tammy ~
