Deck Overhaul: Phase 2

The second phase of the deck overhaul has begun. If you remember from my previous deck post, we made the decision to split the huge deck into a two year project to better manage the cost and time commitment. The dining area and the stairs were completed last year while the doorwall space and the sitting area will be completed this summer.

The original deck:

Move In Day

Phase one of replacing the stained wood with Trex decking and glass railings:

Removing the walkway along the side of the garage, reinforcing the supports:

Garage walkway "before"

Dark Trex along the edges with a lighter brown plank:

Trim around the bay window

Fixing the uneven spacing of the planks so that all boards are in long, symmetrical runs:

Boards butted up to each other with uneven spacing (upper right)

Straight runs of long boards

 

Eventually one long visual line from one
end of the deck to the other

What do you do with all your scrap wood?? Give the shorter pieces to your family so they can build a dock at their pond. With the longer pieces...build a tree house!!