Assembly Required

Great progress has been made on the backyard garden plan viewed a couple of weeks ago. After the tear out, the contractor was ready to begin right away. As can often be the case, rotting wood was discovered behind the steps, directly under the French doors. Opening this area up provided a needed opportunity to replace the damaged material, and steps will be taken to prevent this sort of damage from happening again.

First order of business was to pour footers for the steps and piers for the porch deck.

Then, block was laid so that the floor joists could be placed. Next, the decking. As promised, the decking--and the columns shown--are engineered materials. The decking is currently covered for protection, but I promise to share better images once it's uncovered.



Beams were placed on the column and attached to the house for the roof members.

I always have the contractor notch out these elements so they sit down onto the beam. In my opinion, this keeps the structure from looking like stacked Lincoln Logs.

A couple more weeks to completion, but that being said, this homeowner is giving himself a wonderful Christmas present, that will keep giving for years to come!