Having grown tired of my old deck I've decided to go out with the old and in with the new ...
This is my old deck. Made totally of pressure treated lumber, it is almost 15 years old.
I'll be the first to admit that I didn't take the time to properly treat my deck, wash it, stain or paint it, or seal it over the past 15 years, and it shows. There are numerous nail pops, the wood is splintering, it's turning an ugly color and it just doesn't feel as safe as I would like.
I am not kidding when I tell you that in 15 years I think I power washed it twice. With my garden hose. And I lost interest halfway through both times.
Therefore, the old deck had to go ...
And as you can see, the old deck is gone ...
While at first I just wanted to kick out the support legs from underneath the old deck and let it collapse under its own weight, I thought it through and had it professionally dismantled.
I decided to hire a professional company to do my new deck (and remove my old deck) for several reasons:
- I wanted the job to actually get done. I will be the first to admit that not every project I start around the house gets done either on time, on budget, or satisfactorily. By hiring a professional company, I was assured of all three.
- I wanted fresh eyes to look at my situation. If it were up to me alone, I might have just used the old "rebuild-it-the-way-it-used-to-look" mantra and ended up with a newer edition of the same old tired deck. Fresh eyes and ideas allowed for a fresher design.
- I wanted someone to blame for any problems. Not that I am looking or expecting any issues, I'm not. But when something goes wrong or something unplanned happens, I wanted to have someone there that could own the problem, fix it correctly, and move on.
If I do it totally myself any mistake would just be mine and I would either have to re-do it (perhaps wrong again) or settle. I don't want to settle.
I know the people at Battle Renovations and even though they are a new company they have tons of experience and a bunch of great ideas.
So now my old deck is gone and it's time to shop for a new deck. I have a lot of decisions to make, but my biggest one will be finding a decking material that requires zero maintenance. None. Nada. Zip.
Next week I will tell you where I went, what products I looked at, and what I decided to use in my new deck construction.
Also, the answer to the age old question - To hot tub or not to hot tub ...
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