BYE Decklecia...

When we bought the cabin it had not one, but two decks! There was a deck off the front and another on the side of the house. We knew the front deck needed some serious TLC and we also knew we wanted to connect the two into a wrap around. What we didn't know was the front deck was a deathtrap. One of the fun things about being at close to 11,000 feet elevation is there is snow on the ground almost year round. When we bought the cabin in March, there was so much snow that it was impossible to see what was going on under the deck. So we used it. I did work outs on the deck, we had lunch, happy hour, you name it.

Little yoga on a rotting deck...
Just doing a little yoga on a rotting deck...

Once the snow cleared, we saw the front deck was legit resting on wood chips and about to collapse at any moment. When we realized this, we called in reinforcement in the form of our good friend Ben and got sauced up and tore that deck off. It took us just one day, was a great workout and we didn't run into any issues, which is rare for any project! We saved all the planks that were in good shape, and have since used them to make picnic tables, benches, and more. 

Luckily baby Fred did not fall through the planks, he would have sued me for sure.
Luckily baby Fred did not fall through the planks, he would have sued me for sure...

The plan is to build a wraparound deck that will be the same size roughly as the cabin itself for a large outdoor living/dining area as soon as the interior is finished. The price of lumber decided to take a real jump lately, so cross your fingers and your toes that the price drops before we start construction or we might need to get second jobs.

No more deck..

Project notes-

Duration: 5ish hours
Medication: For demo projects that don't require skill, I suggest quite a bit of alcohol. 
Reflection: In hindsight I would have removed the deck on day one, but somehow no one fell through. You know what they say, God watches over babies and drunks. 
Recommendation: When demoing anything involving wood, save the good pieces! you will find uses for them and wood is spensive.
$$$: FREE!

Comments

  1. Cousin JenMarch 24, 2021 at 5:32 PM

    No skill = QABOA. Hahahaha!!!

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    1. Erin AtkinsonApril 6, 2021 at 4:41 PM

      just think how much skill we will have when you and nate visit and we can supervise things!

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