Deck Day 9

It doesn't look like much has changed but today represented a milestone. Michelle and I spent the morning permanently installing the posts and beams with over 200 screws. The base is rock solid.

 part of this process involved using some basic trigonometry to verify all three beams were lined up correctly. I use the 3x4x5 method to verify right angles.

I continue to work on verifying the soil is graded so that in the event of a rain, there will be a good flow towards the west and no pooling. That involved removing two more wheelbarrows of dirt. I think I'm up to 18 now. I also built a small brick "mesa" around the drain. I'm not sure if that will help with drainage or not but I have few dozen extra bricks in the backyard so I figured why not put them to use.

 I watered down the dirt to repress the dust and use this as an opportunity to hose off the plant. Diesel came out to check things out once everything was cleaned up.

Next step, purchasing joists and get immersed into the art of framing.