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marie_kap
Williamstown, NJ
(Zone 6b)
May 14, 2009
09:17 PM Post #6549903
| 3 years of saving money got me my new deck. 
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marie_kap
Williamstown, NJ
(Zone 6b)
May 14, 2009
09:22 PM Post #6549926
| deck with table and chairs 
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marie_kap
Williamstown, NJ
(Zone 6b)
May 14, 2009
09:24 PM Post #6549936
| another view, now I have to do the landscaping. 
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marie_kap
Williamstown, NJ
(Zone 6b)
May 14, 2009
09:26 PM Post #6549946
| oops. I did not mean Hubbys back side...lol
hers another view.
WE are dropiong the height of this one railing from the pool deck so that there is a better veiw. We might even put a bar here so you can sit and still see the pool.
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CountryGardens
Lewisville, MN
(Zone 4a)
May 14, 2009
09:50 PM Post #6550071
| Very nice. Did your DH do most of the work ?
Bernie |
marie_kap
Williamstown, NJ
(Zone 6b)
May 14, 2009
09:57 PM Post #6550099
| No I hired someone. That is why it got done in only 3 day's...lol
Total cost was 3300.00. Like i said 3 years of saving.
I cant wait to get my flowers pots up on it and lanscaping around it. We still have a small lower deck to build off the end, but we are going to do that one . |
CountryGardens
Lewisville, MN
(Zone 4a)
May 14, 2009
10:08 PM Post #6550144
| Sometimes that's best.
Now you have all summer to enjoy it.
Bernie |
marie_kap
Williamstown, NJ
(Zone 6b)
May 26, 2009
10:47 PM Post #6602630
| Does anyone have input as whether I should plant a climber on this trellis? I was thinking of rose or clematis. The front of the deck will get morning sun,afternoon sun then shade. |
HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
May 30, 2009
07:48 AM Post #6617127
| Just beautiful worth the 3yr wait. You will get many years of enjoyment from that beautiful deck. You mentioned climbers, would you put them in pots and sit them on the deck? There are a lot of annual climbers and tropicals that would grow very nicely that way. |
marie_kap
Williamstown, NJ
(Zone 6b)
May 30, 2009
08:07 AM Post #6617175
| I was thinking more on the outside of the deck. I thought about roses but then i am afraid of the thorns. I might just do clametis. I am not real sure yet. that might even wait till next year. I am getting at my umphed out staged. Getting too tired to do more landscaping. |
HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
May 30, 2009
08:16 AM Post #6617188
| There is always next year, we put a metal and canvas gazebo in the back yard a couple of years ago and it is just a wonderful place to sit. We had a wooden deck and a brick patio but no real shade to sit in. The addition of the canvas topped gazebo made a huge difference. I know how much enjoyment you will get from your new deck. So sit back a little and enjoy it for awhile. |
marie_kap
Williamstown, NJ
(Zone 6b)
June 07, 2009
07:21 AM Post #6653163
| Before we had the large deck built, we had a small deck with this on it. It had a bar attached to it. We were not sure what to do with it, and we did not realy want tot throw it away so we decided to remove the bar part and make a wood base frame and put it in this nook between the trees. 
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marie_kap
Williamstown, NJ
(Zone 6b)
June 07, 2009
07:24 AM Post #6653169
| Heres where we put the old deck that we had. It was all taken apart to build the new deck and then put back together with a little more support in its new home. Now it is a nice place to use the grill.
Hubby is happy with his new space.
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HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
June 07, 2009
01:30 PM Post #6654351
| That all looks very nice. Looks like you put both the gazebo and the old deck to good new use. Really love how you used the old gazebo to cover your swing. I have lower decks on each side of my pool deck. I like coming down the steps to a deck instead of into the grass. Plus I think it gives it a nice finished look. Here is a pic from last year of my Gazebo. This year we will be extending the brick floor 2 to 3 ft all the way around and enlarging the corner flower bed. That will make the floor area about 16ft square with the knockouts in the corners for planting. We take several years (or more) for our projects, too. The Gazebo was put in 2 years ago and the floor was put in last year and this year once the floor is enlarged it will be finished. Somewhere down the line I want to put in a brick path from the brick patio to the gazebo. 
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HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
June 07, 2009
01:42 PM Post #6654409
| This is the pool deck. It runs from my backdoor to the edge of the pool. The steps on this side will bring you down into the yard not far from the gazebo. Makes it nice when the kids are swimming you can sit in the shade and watch them play. Before we put this up It was mostly sit in the sun. The decks have been in place for quite a long time now and last year I pressure washed and stained them. Ric did some minor repairs to the lattice under the deck. Made a huge difference in how they look. We moved the box-pond over next to the lower deck and really tied everything together. 
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HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
June 07, 2009
01:57 PM Post #6654486
| This is the other side you come down the steps to a curved small deck that leads you to a side gate. This area is mostly used as a fenced dog yard. This whole deck system was built in bits over a period of years. First the original deck was built when the first pool was put in, and then years later both the pool and deck were replaced by something a bit nicer. The 2 lower decks were added on at different times as were the lattice and deck boxes added as we could find the time or money. It has taken us quite a while to get it to this point and I'm very pleased with it, although this pool is really showing signs of age. I would love an in-ground but I don't think that will happen and this one provides a lot of fun for the Grands. 
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marie_kap
Williamstown, NJ
(Zone 6b)
June 07, 2009
10:58 PM Post #6656745
| Hollyann I saw our pictures before and hthey are what gave me my ideas. I loved your deck and what you did. I want to add the flower boxes like you have. How did you do that? |
HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
June 08, 2009
07:45 AM Post #6657637
| Oh Thank you, Here is a underneath pic Ric made these heavy duty supports out of angle iron and bolted them on to the landscape timbers that we used to mount the lattice railing. He screwed a shelf to the supports and then the boxes are sitting on the shelf. That way we can remove them in the winter. Mostly we just turn them over so they don't fill with snow and ice. The landscape timbers are not support for the deck they sit on the lower deck and are bolted to the deck supports. Their only function is to hold the lattice railing and the deck boxes. 
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HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
June 08, 2009
08:05 AM Post #6657702
| I love how we all get inspiration from each other here on DG. The inspiration for my Gazebo came from seeing pictures posted by another DG member who had a really beautiful gazebo. This year I planted Begonias in my deck boxes we will see how they do, but even that was because of a DG Co-op. I had never had Begonias before other than a small house plant. I started looking that the co-op pictures and thought wonder how they would do in my deck boxes.
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marie_kap
Williamstown, NJ
(Zone 6b)
June 08, 2009
08:51 AM Post #6657865
| Holly can I ask , what you used to stain your deck? |
HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
June 08, 2009
12:53 PM Post #6659053
| Olympic Cedar Tone Semi-Transparent. I might have bought an off brand but I had a friend that used this and it was just the color I wanted. The deck was getting pretty rough so I pressure washed it before I stained it. Ric took all the lattice out of the bottom and replaced it. He also bucketed a load of stone in under the deck. Buddy our old beagle likes to go in under the deck it's cool and nice under there but he digs holes. He then tries to come inside all muddy and messy not to mention that one of the holes was near a drain line and it froze one year as it wasn't buried anymore. LOL While the lattice was out I painted the under deck posts with a dark brown opaque stain so they would blend in and not be noticed and I used the same thing on the kick-board around the bottom of the lower decks. While we were at it we moved the box pond off the brick patio and over next to the lower deck and gave it a bit of a make over too. |
daltri_z5
Lincoln, NE
(Zone 5b)
June 17, 2009
11:02 AM Post #6700470
| Your decks and gazebos are beautiful and very inspiring! Oh how I wish I had a handyman at home. |
marie_kap
Williamstown, NJ
(Zone 6b)
July 03, 2009
08:53 AM Post #6771992
| How do you get the pencil marks off the wood of the new deck before you stain? |
JasperDale
Long Beach, CA
(Zone 10a)
July 04, 2009
12:17 PM Post #6776849
| Depending on how dark of a lead was used for the pencil marks, you can try a fine sandpaper and rub gently to remove them.
VERY nice deck, btw ! |
marie_kap
Williamstown, NJ
(Zone 6b)
July 05, 2009
09:55 AM Post #6779861
| Thanks I will try that. I realy dont want to use a dark stain to cover it.
Oh and thank you for the compliment. I will try and post a picture of it now that the wood has kinda dired and I now have some plants on it. |
HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
July 06, 2009
08:43 AM Post #6783856
| Marie, Our deck was old when we stained it so they weren't an issue. Not sure we had many to start with as mostly they were saw lines that were cut away. |
DesertPirate
Vista, CA
(Zone 10b)
July 07, 2009
12:01 PM Post #6789009
| This won't work to get the pencil marks out, but if you have lumber stamps on your wood, you can remove them with CLEAR PVC primer. The liquid used to prime PVC pipe before gluing it. DON'T use the purple of course. Use a cloth, (terry wash cloth works well) wet it with the clear primer and soak the ink stamp then blot with the cloth. It will lift the stamp right out. It sometimes takes a couple of tries to get it all. |
marie_kap
Williamstown, NJ
(Zone 6b)
July 07, 2009
10:18 PM Post #6791410
| ok thanks , I am not ready to stain yet , but i was just wonder so when i am ready.
Holly does your deck get real hot? |
HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
July 07, 2009
10:56 PM Post #6791562
| No this semi transparent stain doesn't seem to but we had several years ago put on an opaque stain (in my opinion that means paint) and that did. I was so upset, came home and found part of the deck covered with this dark brown stuff. It got very hot we had to wet the deck before the kids could walk on it in their bare feet. I was told by my dear Ric, I approved the stain but no way would I ever have said yes to an opaque stain. In time most of it wore off and what didn't I got rid of with the pressure washer. I actually had him stop and left it half stained for a couple of years wearing off. I was not a happy camper. LOL |
marie_kap
Williamstown, NJ
(Zone 6b)
July 08, 2009
06:56 AM Post #6792299
| Yeh we made that mistake repainting the pool deck this year with a darker paint. Man oh Man does that get hot. I had to put down a old rug so I can put my feet on it. I am stuck with that for a few years now I guess. I just might remove those old boards one day and put down new ones to math the new deck. |
HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
July 08, 2009
07:32 AM Post #6792357
| I was surprised what a good job the pressure washer did in taking off the old opaque stain. Most of it had worn off the deck surface but he had painted it on some of the uprights before I got him stopped and they were still pretty dark. It stripped it right off, that thing is wicked. |
Pewjumper
Glenwood Springs, CO
(Zone 5b)
July 15, 2009
08:45 PM Post #6824579
| Nice deck!
If you put pots with plants on your deck, be sure to set your pots on small pieces of plastic or rubber for air circulation and in order to discourage mildew & staining. |
marie_kap
Williamstown, NJ
(Zone 6b)
July 16, 2009
07:39 AM Post #6825780
| I got things from Home depot just for that. They are round and have small nub legs. They still kept that area from seasoning like the rest of the deck because it does not get the sun on it. I noticed that when I moved them. |
marie_kap
Williamstown, NJ
(Zone 6b)
July 16, 2009
08:55 AM Post #6825939
| A pic with some plants on my new deck. Hubby is putting up the lattice around the bottom now. I will post a pic when he is done. I come home from work and he is putting up the lattice. He asked me , we choose green right?, I said uh no, But the green looks good...lol I couldnt hurt his feelings. I will do just fine with green rather then a matching color...lol 
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marie_kap
Williamstown, NJ
(Zone 6b)
July 16, 2009
08:58 AM Post #6825947
| another view. 
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ODLG
Fargo, ND
August 10, 2009
10:22 AM Post #6929809
| marie_kap
Very nice. It looks like all that time and money you spent getting your deck up and going has been totally worth it! Have you thrown and parties out on your new deck? What are your plans for the future with your deck? Any hot tubs in sight?
The deck looks really nice and the thing about it that I like the most is how solid it looks. The railings especially. When my father built a deck on the house I grew up in, he used some really skinny boards. The thing shakes and creeks when you walk on it. I think when my deck goes up it definitely needs to be really solid like yours.
Did you ever consider the maintenance free stuff, like cellular pvc or composite?
Good show!
mike |
marie_kap
Williamstown, NJ
(Zone 6b)
August 10, 2009
10:52 PM Post #6932971
| I did not have the money for that kind of decking, and who is going to live long enough to see it go bad.Not Me. Also if it last that long, what will we do with the stuff we don't use. where is it going to decay. We cant get the trash we dispose of now to decay and rot back into the soil.
After I move away the new owners can do what they like.
I like my deck, and yea I have had company over to enjoy it with me. It did help to inspire our friends to complete their own deck. Now the hubby is glad he did.
As far as a hot tub, maybe down the road, and if so it will go on the other side of the pool deck with a door coming out of my bedroom onto the deck. |
DesertPirate
Vista, CA
(Zone 10b)
August 11, 2009
12:19 PM Post #6934627
| Loved your answer marie. Wood will last a lifetime if it's cared for properly. How do you think those pier decks sticking out into the salt water last??? Even in severe conditions, if you treat your wood properly and consistently, it'll last as long as we do.
An annual oiling and about once every five years, a freshen up on the color and you'll have your deck into the NEXT century. |
ODLG
Fargo, ND
August 12, 2009
11:03 AM Post #6938337
| marie_kap
You know, you make a great point. What do you do with the leftovers? I can think of a few ideas such as creating flower bed holders, benches and other furniture. I also believe that composite decking is completely recyclable. I know for sure there are companies out there that are actually making the composite decking from recycled goods. So in a way, someone can do more for the earth by using up recycled goods to create a deck than using a natural resource.
Check out this company and this article if your interested in it a little more.
http://www.prleap.com/pr/76730/
As for the PVC. I know that some of the PVC decking is made from recycled plastic and other PVC like pipes and such, but this type of PVC is less accepted by our cities recycling facilities. So I think that PVC is a more like what you were discussing when it comes to never decomposing or going away.
http://bit.ly/YcuCM
So I would say if the environment is a major concern, composite would be a viable option, of course, if it falls in your budget.
Thanks for the thought provoking ideas.
Mike |
