so we decided to build a deck this year off the back of the house.  we planned it out, replanned it out a few more times, got a building permit and started construction!  jeff has done all of the work with much assistance from my dad.  i have been the official supervisor, measuring everything and ordering the wood. 

first up is digging down 4 ft and pouring concrete for the supports.  the holes were successfully inspected and the concrete poured!  this also wreaked some havoc on our nice new lawn!  the price of progress...


hmm, power tools and beer...  couldn't resist this shot:


next up is framing the deck.  my dad was a lot of help that day.  it took jeff and my dad all day but they got that bad boy framed.  our deck is one storey up and it is 8' x 13'.  it will attach to the old part of our deck, step up once and then mostly be in the backyard.  this past weekend, jeff pulled up the boards from the old part of the deck and put the new pretty mahogany down.  you can see how nice it looks below and in the background is the framing for the new part of the deck: