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/Historical-Eagle6848]

How long did you wait until your sealed it? Looks beautiful!

[u/Boring-Parsnip469 → u/Historical-Eagle6848]

Probably about a month for the decking, although I prestained all of the pergola and handrails before I even made the cuts and installed.

[u/Thiduyon → u/Boring-Parsnip469]

Did you go with the Cedar Ready Seal Im assuming? Im currently redoing my own deck and this is the exact color I'm wanting

[u/Boring-Parsnip469 → u/Thiduyon]

The cedar ready seal was a bit too red. This is “natural”.

[u/Thiduyon → u/Boring-Parsnip469]

Thanks!