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With some othr things that came up this week, it looks like the shop work deck is going to be all I get done on it this week. Working alone it is taking longer than I would have liked.
Phase one was to get the old plywood off and tear out the old joists. I got that done on Tuesday.
Yesterday I took the electric tiller in to bust up the dirt and remove the excess that had settled from rain runoff ovr the years. I removed about 10 wheelbarrow loads yesterday and got the ground fairly level.
Got a start on Phase 2 last night before I quit. I cut the new joists to length, selevcted the best of the old ones to reuse, and nailed the hangers on the ends.
Today I got the joist in the frame, leveled the frame work, and added the support posts. 4x4 posts @ 4' along the perimeter and 2 rows every other joist under the T&G joint for the decking. The header board was attached to the shop with lag screws and had pulled out over an inch on one end. I reattached it with 6 carraige bolts.
Phase 3 is tomorrow. Pick up the T&G sheets, cut the tongue off 2 of them, and paint the bottom side and edges. As soon as the last shet is painted I will start to flip them over and screw them down. I probably won't put the first coat on the top side until Sunday. Got a couple of other things I need to get done before heading back to work next week.
It also looks like I will be able to salvage at least 4 sheets of the old deck to use inside when time allows.
Phase one was to get the old plywood off and tear out the old joists. I got that done on Tuesday.
Yesterday I took the electric tiller in to bust up the dirt and remove the excess that had settled from rain runoff ovr the years. I removed about 10 wheelbarrow loads yesterday and got the ground fairly level.
Got a start on Phase 2 last night before I quit. I cut the new joists to length, selevcted the best of the old ones to reuse, and nailed the hangers on the ends.
Today I got the joist in the frame, leveled the frame work, and added the support posts. 4x4 posts @ 4' along the perimeter and 2 rows every other joist under the T&G joint for the decking. The header board was attached to the shop with lag screws and had pulled out over an inch on one end. I reattached it with 6 carraige bolts.
Phase 3 is tomorrow. Pick up the T&G sheets, cut the tongue off 2 of them, and paint the bottom side and edges. As soon as the last shet is painted I will start to flip them over and screw them down. I probably won't put the first coat on the top side until Sunday. Got a couple of other things I need to get done before heading back to work next week.
It also looks like I will be able to salvage at least 4 sheets of the old deck to use inside when time allows.
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