Our deck just showed up.

[forgop]

I'm about 60% complete with a deck project myself. I went with TimberTech composite decking at $2/ft as I didn't want the hassle of maintaining the real stuff. I'm probably going to just wait until next year when I make some money again to put up the railings.
At least with my deck, I'm using the existing joists though.

But it was very wise of you to do this while you still had an empty lot to drive through next to you.

[shilala]

Originally Posted by Ogre3239

I feel your pain brother. I am building a 12 x 16 shed. My pile was just a little smaller than yours!!!

I have to build a shed before Fall, Larry. That's easy. No 20' 2x12's in them.

Originally Posted by forgop

But it was very wise of you to do this while you still had an empty lot to drive through next to you.

That has been a HUGE help all along the way. I want to get everything done before they sell that lot. It'll save tons of pain, for sure.

[forgop]

Originally Posted by shilala

I have to build a shed before Fall, Larry. That's easy. No 20' 2x12's in them.

That has been a HUGE help all along the way. I want to get everything done before they sell that lot. It'll save tons of pain, for sure.

My previous house was on a corner lot. Before I put my fence up, I had a couple of contractors doing work for neighbors ask (at least they asked) if they could drive through my bark yard in their trucks. Ummmmmmmmmm.....how about NO???? He tried telling me it wouldn't leave ruts in the yard and I was even more sure to not have ruts in the yard by not having him drive through my yard.

I had a concrete patio poured at that house. They presented the option of pumping it (a good bit of money-maybe up to $1k) and I thought nah, I could deal with it so they pulled into the back yard in the concrete truck. I would have been time/money ahead to pump it than all the hassle I spent getting topsoil, renting a bobcat, and then seeding the hell out of it multiple times.