Backyard Project

Well kids I am not really sure why we are doing what we are doing except for the fact that your mother wants to do it.  We have been talking about changing out the back deck for a few years now.  The problem I have with it is there is nothing wrong with the current deck!!  We originally wanted to have a screened in porch and extend it to the end of the house but we wanted the roof to stay below the top windows in the family room and that wouldn't pass code.

We went back to the drawing board and then decided that we would screen a section right off the kitchen and concrete in the section from the porch to the end of the house...then we tossed and turned for the last three years...yea you're right I was dragging my feet!

In September I told your mother that we would have it done before the spring of 2013 so we started to get estimates.  We had a local company come out and we told him all the things that we wanted done...take the deck completely out and drop to ground level, give us a price on concrete and patio blocks along with a roof over the entire thing.  When the price came back at $45,000 I said no way...again back to the drawing board!

We trimmed a little here, changed out our thoughts for the roof, added some things and negotiated a better price.  From there we signed the papers and for tax purposes I didn't want to get started till after January 1st which was fine with them.  Well a few weeks ago the contractor called me and they had a job that got pushed back till January and wanted to move ours up.  Again I explained my tax concerns and he offered to help so we said ok!

All that being said the next 8 days I am going to bore you with the steps of the remodel.  One because I know some of you are interested, two because I am behind on my POD's, three because I want it documented to show people and four I have nothing else to put on the POD!

So enjoy and stop by sometime to enjoy a cold beverage on our new patio!  Today's POD is the original deck...I never realized how much we looked like Sanford & Son's until this project!

I kept the trash can, recycle can and lawn mower on the side of the deck

 

 

 

Scott the contractor