After 8 long days (6:30AM - 9PM) as well as several evenings of hard work as well as the last few evenings after everyone has went back to work, the Deck Project is mostly complete. It was a beast of a project, but turned out exactly as we had planned.
Some stats on the project:
Deck size: 35 feet wide by 14 feet long (including steps)
Deck height: Approximately 9 feet above the concrete patio.
Number of steps: 14 (which took about 2 days all by themselves)
Unique Feature: Chalk Water Drainage System (patent pending) funnels all rainwater through a gutter system, allowing for a finished ceiling (along with lighting, ceiling fans, etc) to be installed at a later date.
Holly actually put the last screws into deck boards today, and the only things left to do is to install the downspout off the gutter and do a massive clean of the deck, patio, worksite, house, and garage. We worked our tails off, but the project turned out pretty good.
A **HUGE** Thank-You to my parents... Dad is a tremendous engineer and carpenter, and the deck is truly one of his masterpieces. Mom made many, many, many trips to and from Lowe's, Home Depot, and several other places as well as helping to craft and install the drainage system. Matt and Jenn also came out to visit, and while the visit involved mostly work (Thank you!), they did get a chance to stop in at Ravens Training Camp, Gettysburg, and have a nice Seafood dinner. As you can see in the pictures, Holly got her hands very dirty as well, and she wasn't afraid to grab a hammer, start cutting deck boards, or throw herself into a million other tasks as well.
I'll post more pictures of the completed project once everything is cleaned up, furniture is set up, and it is truly "done". There is still probably a solid day of cleanup left, but I hope to spread that over Saturday and Sunday among frequent dips into our new hot tub (that Jenn and Matt helped us break in!).
Without further ado, ChalkDeck 2.0 (ChalkDeck 1.0 can be found here):
5 comments:
Congratulations! What a wonderful job. We love the white against the brown. It looks really classy. You have a great Mom and Dad, Jas. It was alot of work for everyone involved and it must feel really good to see how great it looks. Here's to many happy events on it with family and friends!!!
Love, Mom and Richard
What a view you have from the deck. I didn't take the time to look at it. We had a great time with you guys. It was work but the end product was well worth it. Lots of memories were made on the project. You guys are great!
Love,
Mom
That was a lot of work, but in the end it was all worth it because it's beautiful and the view you have from the deck is fantastic. Why would you ever have to go on vacation again when you're already on one? It was hard work but your Dad told me he enjoyed it. He has some great skills & talent. I hope you can market that "Chalk Water Drainage System" because that is brilliant. Even the combined brain power of all humans living today or in the past could not have come up with such a system. Absolutely brilliant!
Uncle Mike
Brilliant! A sytem to drain water from your upper deck? Brilliant! Patent it? Brilliant! Chalk engineer system? Brilliant! Developed and mastermind by Andy Chalk? Brilliant!
Uncle Mark (Brilliant!)
Jason,
You might want to consider a side job as a deck designer and builder. The deck looks amazing and I can't wait to here how the Chalk deck drain system does when it gets its first test. Looking forward to lounging on the deck, patio and spa.
Price
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