Take a great big fuck off hole.

And a boring as hell former paved area.

Enlist child labor.

No, not that child.

Make it all level.

Get in small rainforest worth of wood.

Ready, steady, go!

Decide to build a pergola into the deck (ergo the two upright poles. Man there are a lot of puns in that last statement.)

Enlist child labor again.

Keep going.

And going.

Until it starts to resemble something.

Stop to paint the wall with some helpers

as the cement on the foundations of the smaller deck dry.

We're* not finished yet, but it's already being enjoyed by the Lemonheads and we think it looks a lot nicer than the mismatched, aged paving stones that used to be out there.

-S.

* When I say "we" I mean "Alastair". Courtesy of wrist injuries I have not done a single thing in building the deck, it's all him and Jeff. He designed it, shaped it, and built every single square inch of it himself.

PS-sorry, meant to say that in Alastair's birthday post, the wavy metal thing is indeed a trivet - it's a cake cooling rack. My man, he's a rocking good baker.

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1 WOW! What an excellent job, and not only simple planks in a row, but a real design!

Posted by: Paula at April 23, 2009 07:47 AM (x4HFD)

2 So. If someone, naming no names, hypothetically you understand, were to get absolutely blind pukey drunk and stagger outside for a TC (tactical chunder), and quite not make it as far as the lawn... how bad would it be, on a scale of one to ten?

Posted by: Hairy Farmer Family at April 23, 2009 10:01 AM (4VyEU)

3 It looks great.

Posted by: Veronica at April 23, 2009 10:35 AM (l5geK)

4 When will you be in Pine Mills, Texas, to do mine??

Posted by: Mitzi at April 23, 2009 10:38 AM (LjGRA)

5 Hairy - No need to worry; we have tactically positioned Water Closets to assist with such emergencies.

Posted by: Alastair at April 23, 2009 10:52 AM (nojz+)

6 Your deck and your house look beautiful!

Posted by: Meg at April 23, 2009 11:27 AM (1OdWO)

7 Cool as babes! roll on summer. Bloody impressed with A and J .. what a team!

Posted by: moira at April 23, 2009 11:32 AM (UGBIN)

8 The deck is just beautiful! They did an awesome job!!

Posted by: Kristen at April 23, 2009 11:53 AM (XRq3E)

9 Oh god, you're gonna take naked-on-the-deck photos this summer, aren't you?

Posted by: BeachGirl at April 23, 2009 12:36 PM (U+oUO)

10 Great job!

Posted by: Suze at April 23, 2009 12:45 PM (0doyF)

11 @ BeachGirl - you know me soooooooo well

Posted by: Helen at April 23, 2009 01:06 PM (nojz+)

12 Awesome job!

Posted by: Lee at April 23, 2009 01:42 PM (yUcAa)

13 even after you outlining the steps i have absolutely no idea how one creates something so beautifully crafted. gorgeous!

Posted by: nikoline at April 23, 2009 03:10 PM (ZbAHH)

14 Very nice!!

Posted by: sue at April 23, 2009 03:26 PM (0K+AI)

15 It looks great! Glad the kid could help.

Posted by: kenju at April 23, 2009 11:37 PM (hMUhQ)

16 Hell of a job, Alastair! Very impressive!!

Posted by: Stories Aside at April 24, 2009 03:16 AM (KBcpL)

17 That looks awesome! Kudos to him for all the hard work!

Posted by: Mina at April 28, 2009 01:11 AM (Kh99Y)

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