Adding Supports ...

June 18, 2015

Today we were adding support braces ...

between the boards ...

and

building the step down deck to the hot tub ...

June 19, 2015

Another big job was completed ...

we started to remove the screws and nails from the old boards ...

but after a while ...

we decided to pry them off with a crowbar ...

because the screws and nails were so rusted ... the heads were snapping off ...

we were not able to pull them out ...

It took us a while to hammer out the screws and nails ...

from the boards ...

then hauling the planks away with the tractor ...

dumping them on the other pile of wood ...

The old boards will be good enough to add onto the fort ...

for the kids ...

We finished off the day with constructing the joists ...

to be added to the old frame ...

it was built with 24" centres and the new decking needs 16" centres ...

We're ready now to place the new deck boards ...