SeVeN » construction http://seven.collective-b.org Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:47:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Our New Deck http://seven.collective-b.org/2008/06/24/our-new-deck/ http://seven.collective-b.org/2008/06/24/our-new-deck/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:33:38 +0000 SeVeN http://seven.collective-b.org/?p=240 Due to having to support a hot-tub for many years our deck was pulling away from the house. It had been doing this for a few years and it was only a matter of time before it gave way completely. Most likely at a time when we were in the hot-tub. This is the story [...]]]> Due to having to support a hot-tub for many years our deck was pulling away from the house. It had been doing this for a few years and it was only a matter of time before it gave way completely. Most likely at a time when we were in the hot-tub. This is the story of our journey into the realm of deck construction. A much longer journey than either of us had been prepared for.

I was going to give a blow-by-blow, day-by-day commentary, however, I was too exhausted at the end of each day to type. Now that most of the work is completed, I just can’t bring myself to relive each and every day. I have now opted for a photo journalistic approach. Enjoy.

The project took us two weeks to complete. It may have gone a lot quicker had any of us known what in the hell we were doing. The weather also caused us some delays; it was brutally hot. Dave and I would put on a couple of boards and have to retreat to the shade. There was quite a bit of stress at the onset. Unfortunately, Dave and I do not make good laborers and refuse to be ordered around. Especially, since it is our house. Things did eventually settle down and a steady routine of construction started to take hold. The deck is finished now and it is enormous and beautiful. All that remains is for the hot-tub to be relocated. More on that later.

Huge thank you’s and much gratitude goes out to the folks who stood by us through this endeavor:

  • Seymour – the bestest of best friends. Without you those deck boards would still be unpainted.
  • Mikey & Harry for all the long, hot hours of screwing and making the impossible seem possible.
  • Lock for owning serious power tools and getting those holes dug so quickly.
  • Our neighbors for donating all of the decking boards.
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I remember eating lunch on an outdoor deck in Vail a few years ago. There were people skiing down the mountain less than a hundred yards from where I was sitting, but all I could see was the back of a very large building. This will be our town in about five years. Don’t believe me? Go eat lunch at the Gondola Pub and Grill and sit on their deck. What’s left of that view will soon be a part of Steamboat history.
So far things are still peaceful in my little part of Steamboat. Hopefully it will stay that way for a bit longer.

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