Yesterday morning was a complete loss as far as the deck project was concerned. Thankfully the rain let up a little bit in the afternoon and some deckery was done.
We now have some deck boards in place. It is finally beginning to look like a deck.
Truth be told the progress was pretty slow. Passing rain showers would force the husband and brother to pack up the tools and come inside pretty regularly. It is hard to work up any momentum when you have to stop every 45 minutes.
We also have another potential issue.
The deck is a bit wobbly.
There is a bit more sway in the deck than the husband would like. When this issue was first brought up to the wife I panicked a bit. The husband however is not as concerned. There is a pretty good chance that when all of the boards are in place it will stabilize. It is a large deck so a small amount of sway is to be expected and the boards will help make everything more solid.
If that does not correct the issue then the posts will be reinforced with either angle braces or some additional concrete.
The husband is taking all of the issues in stride. The wife is a little more concerned.
Today the board laying continues and will hopefully be completed although we have rain showers forecast for the afternoon. In addition ideally the stairs would be put in but I think there is about a 0% chance of that happening.
If there is one thing we have learned with the deck project...it is everything takes longer!
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