Finally!

BlackDog · 09-19-2009, 07:15 PM

I got my deck 100% completed today. Had to install the caps on the handrails, which turned out to be kind of fussy work. Also put some cross bracing underneath. Cleaned up, put away tools, etc. 100% done. Ate dinner, showered, and had a strawberry milkshake.

Now I've got a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and a '99 Parti du Parti #1 with a pretty nice draw. I'm gonna go gaze at the stars for a while.

Flat4boxer · 09-19-2009, 07:18 PM

Nice!!!!

sikk50 · 09-19-2009, 07:20 PM

captain53 · 09-19-2009, 07:28 PM

That is a good feeling to finnish and get the scraps dumped and the tools picked up. I know the family is ready to enjoy it with some nice fall weather. Congratulations, last pic looked great.

But, I don't quite know how that ale goes on top of that strawberry shake!

Scottw · 09-19-2009, 07:37 PM

Nice Warren, get us some pics.

JJG · 09-19-2009, 07:52 PM

can't think of anything more satisfying than relaxing on a deck you just finished building, just in time for a Saturday night smoke. cheers

roughrider · 09-19-2009, 08:09 PM

Good job. Now lets see some pics.

BlackDog · 09-19-2009, 09:47 PM

No pics of the cigar, but I'll get some pics of the deck up tomorrow.

The PdP#1 was great. I've had a few of these that were hard to draw and were a disspointment. This cigar had a nice draw, burned well, copious smoke, and was just terrific.

MedicCook · 09-19-2009, 09:54 PM

Congrats on the finsihing the deck.

BlackDog · 09-20-2009, 02:23 PM

Here's a few pictures of the finished deck. I included a picture of the under-deck mountings I used for the floorboards. This way there are no screw heads on top, and less chance for splinters to form as the wood dries. I made a couple of amateur mistakes (it's out of square by an inch each direction), but overall it's rock solid and isn't going anywhere any time soon. It's a good, sturdy, safe place for my son to play, and that's the main thing.

sikk50 · 09-20-2009, 02:33 PM

Awesome looking deck! Good job!

DPD6030 · 09-20-2009, 02:34 PM

Congrats on the completion of the deck Warren.

Enjoy it in good heath, cold drinks and good cigars

09-20-2009, 04:39 PM

Congrats, that is awesome.

McSmokey · 09-20-2009, 04:50 PM

Awesome deck dude

14holestogie · 09-20-2009, 05:52 PM

Looking good, Warren. Congrats on a job well done. Enjoy.

longknocker · 09-20-2009, 05:55 PM

Nice Job, Warren!

Riff Raff · 09-20-2009, 07:32 PM

It looks great! Good job! Just make sure that your son doesn't make a home-made parachute out of a bed sheet and try to jump off of it! (Flashbacks from my childhood shenanigans!)

chippewastud79 · 09-20-2009, 07:47 PM

Looks like you got yourself a very nice deck.

Are you worried about those gaps getting too big when that wood shrinks?

BlackDog · 09-20-2009, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chippewastud79

Are you worried about those gaps getting too big when that wood shrinks?

Uhhhh, I don't know. I spaced them 1/2" apart. How much will they shrink?

Skywalker · 09-20-2009, 08:17 PM

Well deserved rest, Warren!!!

09-19-2009, 07:18 PM	#2
Flat4boxer Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Kelly Location: NC Posts: 272 Trading: (4)	Re: Finally! Nice!!!! __________________ "Bad spellers of the world, UNTIE!!!"

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sikk50 Just Bored Really... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Andrew Location: The Jefferson State Posts: 2,084 Trading: (13)	Re: Finally! __________________ "Not a Headache in a Hogshead"

09-19-2009, 07:28 PM	#4
captain53 Have My Own Room Join Date: Jul 2009 First Name: Dave Location: Lake of the Ozarks & Austin, TX Posts: 1,333 Trading: (3)	Re: Finally! That is a good feeling to finnish and get the scraps dumped and the tools picked up. I know the family is ready to enjoy it with some nice fall weather. Congratulations, last pic looked great. But, I don't quite know how that ale goes on top of that strawberry shake!

09-19-2009, 07:37 PM	#5
Scottw Going Commando Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Location: Sussex, NJ Posts: 2,815 Trading: (6)	Re: Finally! Nice Warren, get us some pics.

09-19-2009, 07:52 PM	#6
JJG Have My Own Room Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Jeff Location: Houston Posts: 1,260 Trading: (4)	Re: Finally! can't think of anything more satisfying than relaxing on a deck you just finished building, just in time for a Saturday night smoke. cheers

09-19-2009, 07:15 PM	#1
BlackDog Gonna make you groove... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Warren Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 2,468 Trading: (19)	Finally! I got my deck 100% completed today. Had to install the caps on the handrails, which turned out to be kind of fussy work. Also put some cross bracing underneath. Cleaned up, put away tools, etc. 100% done. Ate dinner, showered, and had a strawberry milkshake. Now I've got a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and a '99 Parti du Parti #1 with a pretty nice draw. I'm gonna go gaze at the stars for a while. __________________ "We live in the good of this."

09-19-2009, 08:09 PM	#7
roughrider Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 835 Trading: (24)	Re: Finally! Good job. Now lets see some pics.

09-19-2009, 09:47 PM	#8
BlackDog Gonna make you groove... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Warren Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 2,468 Trading: (19)	Re: Finally! No pics of the cigar, but I'll get some pics of the deck up tomorrow. The PdP#1 was great. I've had a few of these that were hard to draw and were a disspointment. This cigar had a nice draw, burned well, copious smoke, and was just terrific. __________________ "We live in the good of this."

09-19-2009, 09:54 PM	#9
MedicCook Mila smoked my cigar Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Ryan Location: Schaghticoke, NY Posts: 10,946 Trading: (7)	Re: Finally! Congrats on the finsihing the deck. __________________ 27 World Series Championship's "If your wife doesn't like the aroma of your cigar, change your wife.", Zino Davidoff

09-20-2009, 02:23 PM	#10
BlackDog Gonna make you groove... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Warren Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 2,468 Trading: (19)	Re: Finally! Here's a few pictures of the finished deck. I included a picture of the under-deck mountings I used for the floorboards. This way there are no screw heads on top, and less chance for splinters to form as the wood dries. I made a couple of amateur mistakes (it's out of square by an inch each direction), but overall it's rock solid and isn't going anywhere any time soon. It's a good, sturdy, safe place for my son to play, and that's the main thing. __________________ "We live in the good of this."

09-20-2009, 02:33 PM	#11
sikk50 Just Bored Really... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Andrew Location: The Jefferson State Posts: 2,084 Trading: (13)	Re: Finally! Awesome looking deck! Good job! __________________ "Not a Headache in a Hogshead"

09-20-2009, 02:34 PM	#12
DPD6030 Shepard of the sheeple Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Andrew Location: The Mitten Posts: 7,166 Trading: (151)	Re: Finally! Congrats on the completion of the deck Warren. Enjoy it in good heath, cold drinks and good cigars

09-20-2009, 04:39 PM	#13
dogface_313 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Finally! Congrats, that is awesome.

09-20-2009, 04:50 PM	#14
McSmokey Feeling at Home Join Date: Aug 2009 First Name: Justin Location: Tuscaloosa, AL Posts: 948 Trading: (30)	Re: Finally! Awesome deck dude

09-20-2009, 05:52 PM	#15
14holestogie Serial banter killer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tim Location: Clintonville, WI Posts: 4,341 Trading: (52)	Re: Finally! Looking good, Warren. Congrats on a job well done. Enjoy. __________________ *I loves me a Parti*

09-20-2009, 05:55 PM	#16
longknocker Postwhore Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Greg Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 11,217 Trading: (82)	Re: Finally! Nice Job, Warren!

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Riff Raff Habitual Offender Join Date: Sep 2009 First Name: Bill Location: Stuttgart, Germany Posts: 370 Trading: (11)	Re: Finally! It looks great! Good job! Just make sure that your son doesn't make a home-made parachute out of a bed sheet and try to jump off of it! (Flashbacks from my childhood shenanigans!)

09-20-2009, 07:47 PM	#18
chippewastud79 Fatter than you! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Larry Location: A little place called home. Posts: 5,397 Trading: (44)	Re: Finally! Looks like you got yourself a very nice deck. Are you worried about those gaps getting too big when that wood shrinks? __________________ If we weren't supposed to eat animals, then how come they're made of meat? You can never have too many cigars, they are like an investment in good times.

09-20-2009, 08:17 PM	#20
Skywalker BABOTL Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dice Location: Galaxy Far Far Away Posts: 10,168 Trading: (18)	Re: Finally! Well deserved rest, Warren!!! __________________ Smoke what you like!!!