Deck Begins

We have just about finished all the primer paint coat on the new sheet rock, so decided it was time to get back outside to begin work on the three deck/porches we will need to build.

We had saved all the yellow cedar decking that was on the east side of the house and now are going to install it here on the north side going out from the dining room.  Above photo is the joists and the still hanging original post where the really old porch was.

Here is the yellow cedar decking that needs to be cleaned up before installation.  There was an oil based stain on it originally.

So out come the power tools!  An electric planer did the trick of removing that old sticky stain without gumming up too badly.

Then the next step was to sand the groves out that the planer made and make it smooth.

Here it is partially installed and all clean.

Tomorrow we will begin on the wide and shallow steps. No railing will be necessary as the deck is not that far off the ground.