Deck Repair Day 1

When Max came strolling down the stairs at about 9:30 this morning it was obvious he was a man with a plan. Like me, he had spent some time last night thinking about the best way to tackle the project. We grabbed the 4X6X12 and headed toward the deck. This was the perfect piece to use as a temporary beam while we laminated the permanent beam in place. Today, we were able to get three of the permanent beams in place supported by temporary posts. Hopefully, tomorrow we'll get the remaining two beams put in as well as a couple of permanent posts. I'll have to do some concrete work before we can install the final two posts.

This picture shows the installation of one of the beams. A couple of things to note in the picture; 1) see the damage to the old beam exeacerbated by taking the weight off it when we jacked up the deck 2) note the joint in the beam just to the left of the temporary post. The permanent post will actually go just to the left of the temporary, centered under the joint.

The next photo shows the other two beams and their temporary support posts.

Look at the improvement in the deck surface level with the installation of only one of the three beams that support that area. 

Finally, here is a look across Calm Chanel at the snow that was deposited on the mountains (?) last night. What a sight to enjoy after a successful day ... and only a few minor heads bumps!