Our deck is almost done! We've been working over the last month to complete it, but due to a lot going on during the weekends, we've had limited time to work on it. Mostly we've fit in an hour or two each evening, so it's been slow going, so I'm super excited to be almost finished!

The back of the house Pre-Deck

Starting to build the frame

All the joists lined up


Screwing in the first deck board!


Progress! (the deck looks splotchy b/c it was wet from rain)

Ta-da! All done except for the 2 steps and the railings for the steps. (We ran out of deck boards and had to order another one. Steps are on hold until we get that last board!)

It's just a small deck, just enough room for a grill and a bench or chair. In the spring we have plans to put a flagstone patio in, so that's where we'll end up putting a patio table eventually.

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This past weekend was Matt's bday. His parents and uncle surprised him by driving out from Pittsburgh!

Matt opening his gifts - lots of new tools - yay!

Matt and his mom