Deck day 6

Deck work continues, here the stair stringers are all cut and read to go.

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Deck day 5

Deck work continues. Here are all the concrete footings.

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Deck day 4

A ledger board is secured to the concrete foundation. This ledger board is not meant to support the weight of the deck. Instead it is mean to simply tied to the deck post and make sure the deck is not moving away or towards the house.

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Deck day 3

The material for the deck is delivered today.

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Deck day 2

The concrete footings for the deck is now poured.

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They have covered it due to the raining weather.

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Deck day 1

The construction of the rear deck has started. My neighbour at 161 Chisholm and I are using the same contractor The Deck Guys to create a deck for both of us. My deck is a very small 5 foot wide deck that has 16′ wide stairs. I’ve choose to use composite decking with hidden fasteners to give that sleek clean modern look as well as simple maintenance.

Here’s the aftermath of the drilling for all the holes for footings.
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