Been Quite Around Here

[Hank70SS]

Never did post pictures of last years project. That's the one where we had the wooden beam on the upstairs deck replaced with an 8x8 steel H beam. It sits on 2 steel posts on top of 8" diameter, 48" deep cement pilings. Old wood beam sat on 4 metal posts that were just sitting on top of the cement patio. Going from 4 posts down to 2 cleaned things up a lot. I had the guy who installed it trim it and the face boards of the deck in aluminum. Then my son and I installed the vinyl to the bottom of the deck to finish it off. We also built the wall at the end of the patio. Four 4x4s cemented in. Backed by 2x6's, tar paper and back filled with pea gravel. There is drain pipe at the bottom behind the wall to carry the rain out under the steps. I finished of the face of the wall and enclosed the bottom of the steps. Looks a lot better than the old stone wall that was falling into the patio.

Okay gotta go cut the grass, think it's dry now and it's supposed to rain later and tomorrow and the next day.