Thread: The Mt. Doom Deck Chronicles

Originally Posted by tollhousecookie I have comments, but I will keep them to myself. No you won't.

Originally Posted by patentcad Now take a picture of it from space. [sarcasm off]Well done.

Originally Posted by patentcad No, these are traditional individual paving stones, I haven't seen what you describe, here it's all regular old style pavers, front and rear. In that case, they sure did a very straight and precise job of laying the pavers. I am impressed.

floppy deck gets concrete foundation... this is like viagra

Not a bad view out back.

Originally Posted by KiddSisko Bravo! Doesn't the set of steps in the last picture need support where it joins the deck? I would bet that the ledger board attached to the concrete wall extends out and offers enough support for both that section of deck and the steps.

Originally Posted by patentcad It had less to do with paying for craftsmanship than trying to stop the deck from sliding off the friggin house. I wasn't looking for craftsmanship as much as competence, but I suppose the two go together. Meh, you're being modest. Face it, you found the right folks to do the job as required. Some would try to manipulate the situation, you dealt straight and were in turn given best efforts. I'm...

Originally Posted by patentcad Even in this RE market, our home is probably worth $600K +. Zillow is saying $591,500. (You need to alert them to the new deck. )

Originally Posted by patentcad I see what you did there. Never change. The last thing the world needs is more intelligence. That's what government is for.

Originally Posted by patentcad A close mist shrouded the Hudson Valley hills. In the valley, a plaintive loon wailed. Then quietly, with no fuss or bother, the demolition of the Deck atop Mt. Doom began. We don't have photos of that, but we do have photos of the footings for the retaining wall that will serve as the new foundation for the upper deck and the retaining wall for the pavers below. Note how the upper deck looks wavy. After...