The deck and pool
our wonderful new living space!


detail of the very nice table Derek built for the deck, out of old cabinet doors and a damaged chess board
.

It started as a small deck so no little dogs would get knocked off the
steps. When everyone loved sitting out there it was decided to move
the planned deck from the south side of the house to the north side.


the lumber for the south deck stacked (on the south side of the house)
We had to move all the wood to the north side.
building a new deck . . . . .

Chuck and Derek building the original deck.

Tia watching to make sure they do it correctly

The guys LOVE the saw Chuck found at a garage sale.
Derek repaired a couple minor things and hey use
it all the time.

The shade trap is not up yet but Chuck
found a little shade to take a break in.

The new front fence to offer shade and privacy

fancy steps down to what will become a lower
ground level deck next year and to Gail's "Zen Garden".



Gail's Zen Garden and Koi Pond will be down these steps
Watch for photos

The wonderful new dog door.
The dogs love it even Uriel can pass through it.
Hopefully our homemade effort will be
replaced by a commercial version next month.

The Pool

we bought the pool last year and it was used a lot.
This year with the new deck it seems someone is
out there in the pool almost every day.


The pool is s 16 foot across and 4 foot deep.
what was before .........