I’ve not been posting much lately. My energy level for writing is very low at the moment, but I thought I’d post a couple of pictures of my deck project. I finished the main deck but haven’t finished the roof on the Gazebo:
Under the green tarp are the parts to finish the roof. I might not finish this before the winter sets in hard, but I might get a clear afternoon or two to work on it.
Here’s a close up of the deck material I used:
This is a composite material from Trex. It’s heavy to move around but it cuts easily and installs fast.
I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day!
Andrew's View of the Week 
Wow, that’s a lot of progress Andrew! I especially like the corner braces; more than just angled bits of wood. I expect you’ll be showing us “in-use” photos by next summer.
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There will be more photos!
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I am very impressed. Your deck looks great.
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It’s working out the way I wanted it to.
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It’s coming along! I hope you had a nice holiday!
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I had a great Thanksgiving!
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Yay! 🙂
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Looking good! Happy Thanksgiving!
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Wow, it looks great! And the best thing about Trex is that it will continue to look great, without any maintenance. As a former owner of a cedar deck that needed to be refinished every year, I love Trex!
Happy Thanksgiving!
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I was tempted by cedar, but between cost to buy and annual maintenance I decided the composite was a better choice for me. Wood can get very expensive out here in the desert.
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Have a lovely Thanksgiving Andrew 🙂
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And you too!
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Happy Thanksgiving, Andrew. The backyard is looking great.
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Happy THanksgiving! It’s starting to shape up.
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Happy Thanksgiving, Andrew. I have been on a break, too, but I love seeing your progress. It looks beautiful.
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We love it. I might be back at it for a couple of weeks as we have fair weather predicted for the next 10 days.
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Thank you for sharing about your work.
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Thanks for stopping by.
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Looks great! We recently had our decks replaced with a composite and I am not finding it to be slippery with the wet snow we’ve had.
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sometimes it depends on the grade of composite you get. The higher grades are less slippery but some of the cheaper stuff has issues. I bought a mid-ranged product.
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Beautiful work, as always, Andrews. And a blessed Thanksgiving to you and yours!
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Thank you and blessings to you and yours.
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Looks great, Andrew. Trex is the best. But one thing we learned–the hard way–is that Trex becomes extremely slippery in snow or ice. Much more slippery than standard wood or concrete.
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It can be, but I expect we’ll mostly be using this in the drier summer months.
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Looking great both the gazebo and the deck!
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I like the way this is turning out.
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I’m so jealous. I was told my deck was Trex when I bought this house, and it’s no such thing. Warping, etc. Ugh.
Have you gotten any snow yet? Not a flake in Denver so far … our second longest spell in history with no snow.
You’ve earned your down time. Relax and have a great turkey day!
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We’ve gotten snow in the Sierra, but nothing around my home. Oddly we’ve gotten a lot of rain and are above average for rainfall for this time of year.
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Our front porch and back deck are made of something similar, but we hired it done. No wonder you’re low on energy, Andrew. I hope someone else fixes the turkey and mashes the potatoes for you this week. (Our kids are moving this week, so we may head to Perkins!)
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I almost hired this out, but decided the satisfaction of doing myself was worth the effort.
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Great job! You are almost done… by Xmas now?
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Depends on the weather. 😉
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