All Decked Out

My dear brother, Tom, drove from his home in Oregon (7.5 hours away) to help me build a deck. And it's spec-tac-u-lar.

Becase I live in a manufactured home and you cannot [legally] attach anything to it, I selected a floating system using Dek-Block brand piers.

I had plans to build it myself, but when Tom agreed to come help, the size increased considerably...it is a lovely 12 x 21. The odd width is because I didn't want the deck to extend beyond the house. The deck hides the exterior water faucet so he extended and split the water line so I have a faucet at both sides of the deck.

The decking isn't sealed yet, though we did seal the bottom and sides before installation because I'm freaky about not wanting to have to replace this deck in 10 or 15 years. It has been perfect weather to finish the job, but I got sick when Tom left and now it's raining. [sigh]

I'll build a 6' step centered on the patio door, and another smaller step off the right side of the deck. Then I'll prepare a planting bed and plant shrubs to hide the piers, probably some boxwood since deer aren't known to nosh on boxwood unless absolutely necessary.

I LOVE MY DECK!