September

Got some really, really exciting news in August so figured all projects would come to a screeching stop, but,

Deck needed to be finished.  Had to get all these railings out of the shop anyway.  Might as well but them on.

Finally cool enough at some point in the day we were able to finish the deck top.

Finishing touch with new vinyl skirting.

Sorry to say I do not have a picture yet of the finished product, but it is done.  Did not put the top flat boards back on but they are finished and being stored for the winter in the shed.

As usual I will admit that Jim was right.  The color combo looks awesome.  What do you think?

Mawmaw's Job

I actually did help some on the deck.  I put the primer on all the railings and then I just got too busy....

New liner for the pool.

Cherry picking time.

Leah spent some time with us while Tim & Jody where in NYC.

Trent spent some time vacationing with us in July.

Jim and I went to the Olympic trials in Eugene, OR.

These two needed a break from helping Papa.

Went to Pittsburgh and Washington DC to watch the Cardinals play.

August

Still too stinking hot to paint the deck, but Jim has been working on the railings inside the workshop.

Preparing the top for tiles.

Tile work in progress

Just about got it.

Got it!

Nice looking grill.

Ready for some ribeyes.

Jim did have help from time to time.

Seems like some people like the new deck set up.

July

A little behind on blog updates so I'll give a month by month to present.  Of course we never just have one project going at once, so the second big project for the summer was the deck.  Usually this requires pressure washing, a little sanding and staining.  But not this year.  Jim took every banister and railing board off the deck, ran it through the planner, primed and painted.  Jim came up with  this grand plan of going dark deck and white banisters. I will have to say, was not on board for this.  Will let you be the judge.

All rails & banister removed.

Priming & painting

Used a product called "Restore" on the deck flat boards.  It could not be applied  unless tempature was under 90 degrees.  Needless to say we did this coat in June and it was a long, long time before we could finish.

Of course, work continued on the grill.

Making an addition for seating around the counter.

Stone going on the grill and counter.  Bricks went on one at a time.  Each evening Jim could put about 22 on.  Yep, took a while.