Complete for the Season (Late Nov 2002)

This view (from the top of a 12-foot step-ladder) shows the wood skirt along the edge of the deck just underneath the decking boards. Because I rebuilt an existing deck and used the existing stringers, the old brown stain was very visible on the stringers and frame boards that ran along the three sides of the deck just above the lattice and just below the decking boards (see any of the previous pictures for an example). I covered them up with 1x4 and 1x8 pressure-treated boards. The extra width also covered the metal brackets on the top of the posts nicely. This is probably the last step of the season. I may get a chance to do some additional work on the lattice panels (the end panels are not permanently in place), but then again maybe not - they're talking about 3-6 inches of snow for tomorrow (the day before Thanksgiving)......