For some reason we thought our one deck was not enough.
To be fair it use to look like this
and now it looks like this
The internet is a great resource. Researching "how to build a low deck" we found a plethora of information. We started with 6 cement blocks with an attached beam joist. Those were dug and strategically placed to hold the base beams. This, Greg would say, was the hardest part. It required lots of adjusting and readjusting to get everything level. Shout out to Vincent Ching for helping us place the beams in place.
We then added hanging joists and 7 support beams into the interior. Then all we had to do is put the top boards on right? Anyone who has done some DIY will tell you that rarely does a well planned out project go smoothly. It does not help that Greg jinxed his own project by saying out loud "this is going a lot quicker then I thought it was going to take." Done. Jinxed. We learned to late that Home Depot did not carry anything 6 inch boards longer then 8 feet. Boo. We had planned for at least 9 feet. After much measuring and deliberating we ended up with cutting the boards in half for the ends and one single board for the middle. It does create a somewhat noticeable double line issue, but we figured it was not enough to bother us so we continued.
Now Aiden has a wonderfully dry area to roast his marshmallows...
and we have to figure out what to do with all this excess wood.
