It all started with one plank that needed to be replaced. When Warren pulled it up, he saw a few more that needed to be replaced.
Within an hour the deck was stripped and one of the joists holding the deck up crumbled because of rot. And so the process of repairing and replacing began.
It took 4 months (from July) to get it finished. The problem was that Warren needed to be in California some of the summer and our church also had its 50th celebration which meant we didn't spend much time at home.
Also, Warren is a perfectionist so he does things really well - but it takes sooooo looooooong for him to get anything done. In the end friends surprised us by placing the Trex onto the new joists while we were on vacation so that when we got home, most it was done (see previous blog Awesome Surprise).
The last piece was to get the railings back up after painting them with the new weather proofing stain and a friend came over and helped with that too.
The deck looks fab and all we need now is some nice furniture and decent BBQ which we hope to get in the spring.
The side of the house looks like a reclamation site because all the old wood is piled there but Warren's going to make a walkway down the side of the house with the old wood so I'm looking forward to seeing that in about 2 years time :)
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