What home improvement work did you do today?

It's a hard compromise. If the under side is visible, it's unsightly. Too closed in and you have an incubator for mold, rot and mosquitoes. Add to that, I've been told that too exposed will allow high winds to build pressure underneath and pop the deck boards off. Lattice is probably the best way to go, @Racingjohndeere55 but I don't like the way it looks and have never seen any that's durable. You're renderings look good, finished pics please.

 

Newel post knob is a drawer pull I found. I had to put them in. Eliminates a flat spot!

 

Run those downspouts all the way out to the street for sure. Easy enough to do now. And great call on getting rid of the corrugated pipe. That stuff is garbage.

 

I think I will run them on out, been reading about the pop ups getting clogged up

 

It isn’t just that. It gets soft around the pop ups in your yard because water is always there.

 

I want a wood ceiling in my garage, something like this
What would you use?

 

I replaced the front stairs ...forever!

 

Cedar. Smells good

I used this on my porch ceiling. Two coats spar varnish, tongue and groove. And it was the least expensive.

 

Looking at that picture, it looks like they used a composite flooring material

 

That’s what I was almost thinking about using. I have found some for .99 a square foot.

 

I put up a 30' flag pole.

 

I want to put one up too. I want to fly my grandfathers casket flag for the 4th

 

The hole 45 angle idea is not working out. I should have put the post on last some other way. O well straight it is.

 

Ok so is their anything negative about how I am doing this deck board pattern ? The main reason why I ended up doing it this way their is not much waste at all.

 

Looks ok to me except where it meets the house. Can't really tell from the picture but is there any waterproofing there?

 

Mulched the bank in the backyard today. No after pic but here is the tundra doing work!

 

Other then siding no should I do something more ? It's hard to see in pic but the siding actually goes further down below the decking

 

Should be ok then.

We had to replace a good section of sill along the back of my parents house due to a poorly flashed deck. Just wanted to make sure you weren't heading in the same direction.

 

Nope. If you need to cut for length, wait til your done and do the whole thing at once. More uniform ends. Carry on the good work!

 

So for sure no problems with doing seams like I'm doing ? Wife is questioning me now lol

 

Just stare at her and ask her if she wants fries with that? No your over the center of the joist.all good

 

I like the way it looks!

 

Thanks !

 

Getting so close. But today's weather we had rain last night into snow so this morning had to get ice off of the joist now its actually sunny out after I got all this done so far today.

 

Nice job! Looks like your pup approves.

 

For sure he is my last dog I will ever have for a long time he is the greatest dog ever. He loves the outdoors.

 

Looking good Mike.

 

Thanks! I actually enjoy doing this more than plumbing lol

 

That's the way it always works. it's always a little bit funner to do something that you don't have to do every day. Lol

 

Finished the stone. She’s done!