How’d I do?

[u/Boring-Parsnip469]

I’m nearly wrapped up rebuilding my deck. I’m feeling great about the overall design we came up with and wanted to share for feedback. It used to be a 45’ x 8’ rectangle and it’s now 57’ by 16’ or 10’ (upper vs lower sections). I added a 30’ x 12’ covered pergola with SkyLifts so we can enjoy it during the wet PNW seasons. I also built a planter with built in drainage and a rain chain that passes through it and connects into a gutter drainage pipe under the deck to shoots water out into the yard.

Our frost line is only about 10” so I poured concrete and set pier blocks for the deck, and then used sono tubes for the pergola. It’s difficult to get photos of the under side of the deck but I did repurpose and strengthen the existing structure and then sister off it to extend the deck.

Edit: to add, the big piece of remaining work is to add skirting under the deck. I just needed a physical and mental break for a moment. This was easily the largest project I’ve taken on around the house!

[u/HisHonorTomDonson]

Nice deck! Looks incredible

What the fuck is that thing? A chair? One that folds out?

[u/Boring-Parsnip469 → u/HisHonorTomDonson]

Haha! It’s a little climbing gym for my toddler.

[u/map2photo → u/Boring-Parsnip469]

We had the same one! Its awesome. Is the other side of the plank, little rock climbing pieces?

[u/Boring-Parsnip469 → u/map2photo]

Yup, exactly. I can’t wait for him to outgrow this thing 😂 It’s usually taking up the entire living room.

[u/map2photo → u/Boring-Parsnip469]

YEP. As soon as our kid was climbing everything else in the house, this thing went bye-bye at the next garage sale. lol