THE NEW DECK - PART TWO

The old deck has now been taken down.  You can see it at this link.  

Here is the flooring. It took a while to decide to go away from 'real' wood to the fake kind.  The thought of not having to do a yearly maintenance - no sanding, sealing or repairing - helped with our decision.  Truthfully, it is more appealing to get away from the maintenance aspect as we get older.  We also felt we received good advice from the owner of the deck-building company.  

We had three estimates and after looking at the samples he showed us, and the knowledge that he had about this product, it gave us confidence that we had picked the right person.  His was the best out of the three estimates we had asked for.  It was also his own business, and we more often than not like to support our local businesses.   

The material is called Trex. There were several colors to choose from.  It was hard but we finally settled for this...

along with white framework with aluminum railings...

and kept our fingers crossed that we had made the right choices.

Once again, we were very impressed with these young men, not only for the long hours they worked, but for their skill.  Their good manners were also noted by both of us.

Next you can see the original wooden post and the protective sleeve that surrounds it.  There are a couple of leaves on the top.  The leaves are falling like rain today, but I am thankful it hasn't actually rained hard, except in the beginning.

"Success is no accident.  It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do."

~Pele, Brazilian soccer player~

I was looking through my collection of poetry, and couldn’t find one that fit with what I wanted to say.  Gregg really likes this AI program - Perplexity - and unbeknownst to me, he asked for a poem describing this whole experience.  It is a bit whimsical and a bit silly, but I said I would share it.

Craftsmen five, we sing your praise,

For building us a deck in just a few days.

With skill and care, you worked each plank,

And now our backyard is a place to thank.

Your hammers rang and saws did whir,

As you built a place for us to stir.

We'll sit and relax, with drinks in hand,

And enjoy the fruits of your labors so grand.

We thank you for your hard work and skill,

And for building us a deck that's such a thrill.

Craftsmen five, we sing your praise,

For building us a deck in just a few days.

And there you go, groaner or not, I said I would share the poem with you all today, and it does embody how we felt. 

Also, you can see how it's coming along.  I will have one more post when it is finished.  Last Friday (the 29th) they were 99% there.  On Monday (yesterday) they came back one more time to finish up on the cosmetics. I will start putting together a final post to share soon.

This week our neighborhood has had a lot of hammering going on.  Several neighbors have been having new roofs after the hailstorm from several weeks ago.  The people behind us had men on their roof at the same time as our deck was being built.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!