| Monday, November 17, 2003 |
09:58 - Look what's done
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Here's what we finished this weekend.
 
Yay!
The deck's in two sections (so far-- a third, raised one will straddle the planter box where it sweeps diagonally across the left segment), and we did the first one Saturday and the other one yesterday. The first one-- directly between the hot tub and the door-- was just a simple rectangular truss, which we bracketed down onto the beams footed in concrete. The other piece, though, was more complex-- sort of a "U" shape, which we partially constructed on top of the hot tub, then moved into position, and then held up at a twisty oblique angle-- huffing and puffing-- by one of us while the other fired in deck screws at a rate that would make one think what it would be like if Legolas were a carpenter.
Then a generous slathering of Thompson's, and then some planks laid down so Capri can get out into the yard without breaking his legs. (He has not been happy with the recent developments in his backyard. It'll get better soon, trust me...)
Just another couple of days' worth of work, and the planking will be down. And oh, what a psychological coup that will be.
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Brian Tiemann
