Day 1175 Two by six of six by two?

29th October 2020

I purchased the timber to build the deck frame, and boy they were heavy. Twelve foot long pressure treated timber weighs a ton.

I strapped them to the roof rack and we carefully drove back home.

I was excited to get started, I set up the saw and marked out the lengths.

There was a burst of sawdust and all the cuts were made.

I pre-assembled the first frame, and lowered it into the holes I dug previously.

The second frame needed bore holes dug first.

Once that frame was lowered into the holes they were connected with side beams. I was amazed how level and square it turned out.

Normally I have to chase squareness around, but not today, and the investment I made in a six foot level was well made.

I was hoping to fill the holes with concrete, but I ran out of time, damn these dark evenings.