Oh Hai, extensive lattice work!
The inspector said the deck was solid, that if we sanded and sealed the deck it would "last 100 years". LIES. Turns out only the frame was okay, so what started as 1 day easy project turned into a 7 day decktravaganza. Luckily John is the BEST handyman in Austin and only billed us for 3 days and even made sure to play with Todd so he wouldn't bark his head off all damn day.
There's that "okay" frame.
What's worse is that oh so reliable inspector only guarantees his report for 10 days ( really helpful when escrow is 30 days), and basically told us to sit on it. Charming. But I digress. We did some of the demo ourselves and had John save any goodish wood for art projects (reclaimed wood wall in the master bedroom, here we come!).
The wallet took a beating, but the results are completely worth it:
Also painted the heinous pink header to give this 80's mama the slightest of eyebrow lifts. House painting got put off for the more functional deck project.
Super modern mesh to keep critters out, plus open industrial stainless steel railings.
And the stairs no longer bounce!
Will post more pics when it's stained in a few weeks!
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