Deck Building 101

Matt has always wanted to build a deck onto the back porch ever since we moved into the house. Now that Grant loves to be outside playing on the swing set so much we thought that now would be the perfect time. So one weekend Matt enlisted the help of his dad, brother-in-law and best friend to get this project stared. The first weekend was dedicated to getting the ground prepped and the foundation started.


It turned out to be more difficult that Matt thought to level the ground out where the grass had been. There was a lot of shoveling, leveling and laying concrete blocks.



At the end of a hard weekend's work the foundation was level and ready for the decking material to be attached....but that would have to wait until next weekend.


The next weekend was met with many hours of hard work for Matt and his best friend Travis laying the decking but I think the result speaks for itself......




We absolutely love our new deck! We have so much more room to relax and have outdoor furniture. Now we have a comfy area to watch Grant as he plays on the swing set. Thanks to Matt and crew for all their hard work on this project!