Enclosing The Deck Day 4 of Construction /  by Harold Brown

Enclosing The Deck Day 4 of Construction

Enclosing The Deck Day 4 of Construction consisted of putting the finishing touches on the existing structure and beginning to insulate the bottom of the deck from the cold weather that is just around the corner. The morning started with a few sprinkles of rain but it didn't last long and work started. There was a 2 man crew again today, once the windows arrive we will be back to a three man crew. First up was to cut off part of the roof that was remaining and wrapping that in aluminum, next quite a bit of time was spent adding all of the end pieces and caps to give the deck that finished look. Finally on the roof to seal everything, and on the bottom of the deck adding the insulation to keep the heat in and the cold out!

Day 4 Photo Slide Show

If you cannot see the slide show follow the link to see the gallery: Day-4-Enclosing-Our-Deck

Today's summary of work is as follow:

  • Blending the enclosure into the rest of the house
  • Add the end pieces/trim to the roof
  • Seal the roof from the elements and make sure no water leaks anywhere
  • Run the electrical wires into the utility room and wait on the electrician
  • Add the under deck insulation
  • Add the 90 degree bend to the bathroom vent
  • Prep work for the soffit

See my first post from April 5, 2014 related to enclosing our deck by following this link. See Day 3 of construction by following this link.

Cleaning The Siding
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Enclosing The Deck Day 3 of Construction /  by Harold Brown

Enclosing The Deck Day 3 of Construction

Here we are at "Enclosing The Deck Day 3 of Construction" and so far the past 2 days have been nice despite the early forecast of rain. It looks like today we will bypass the rain again! Sometimes things just work out. On the agenda for today was to get the walls and windows installed. Unfortunately the windows are not getting installed so that is a little disappointing. We knew the sliding glass door was on back-order so we were expecting that. The past 2 days we had a 3 man crew and today there is a 2 man crew. Looks like Tuesday before we get the windows.

Day 3 Photo Slide Show

If you cannot see the slide show follow the link to see the gallery: Day-3-Enclosing-Our-Deck

The highlights for today were:

  • Adding the additional posts for the walls and windows (a lot of measuring and cutting)
  • Identify where to put the electrical outlets
  • Running the electrical wires
  • Installing the walls and running the wires through them
  • Electrician identified where to run the electric lines to the deck

Overall the first 3 days of construction have gone well and the enclosure has really started to look good. The 3 man team works great together and stays busy the entire time they are on site. It has been hot the last few days, but that hasn't slowed anyone down. Very impressive work and they put up with me and my camera. It has to be a real pain working on enclosures that are 10 feet in the air. That is a lot of stair climbing everyday. See yesterday’s posts and slide show here.

Tomorrow will the last day worked this week on the deck as Friday is July 4th. Happy Independence Day everyone, enjoy the fireworks!

Want to read all my posts about our new enclosure? Click here to see the first post. Keep taking pictures.

Enclosing The Deck Day 2 /  by Harold Brown

Enclosing The Deck Day 2

Enclosing The Deck Day 2: Today's work brought with it a surprise, the chimney enclosure had some water damage behind the siding next to the door and needs repaired. Builders these days are in such a rush that work isn't done properly. That is why I hired American Patio Rooms, just tired of poor workmanship.

Enclosing The Deck Day 2

 

Day 2 Slide Show

If you cannot see the slide show follow the link to see the gallery: Day-2-Enclosing-Our-Deck

Day 2 work included:

  • Removing the spouting
  • Cutting off the roof overhang (to get more roof height)
  • Installing the roof supports
  • Putting up the roof (with lots of glue and screws)
  • Take down the remaining old handrails
  • Reassemble the bottom deck

Weather permitting tomorrow will bring the walls and windows. Yeah baby.

See yesterdays posts and slide show here.

Enclosing A Deck Part 6 – Construction /  by Harold Brown

Enclosing A Deck Part 6 – Construction

Monday June 30th, Enclosing A Deck Part 6 – Construction. Today the builders started to add to the length of the deck taking it from 13 feet 7 inches to 19 feet 3 inches. Now the deck will wrap around the chimney giving us a nice breakfast nook to add a table without it taking up the main seating area of the deck.

American Patio Rooms

This post also contains a slide show of the construction process of enclosing our upper deck. I will continue to add additional posts with more specific information the next few days with each post containing a slide show for that day. Hopefully you will gain some knowledge of the process of enclosing a deck.

Day 1 Photo Slide Show

If you cannot see the slide show follow the link to see the gallery: Day-1-Enclosing-Our-Deck

The highlights for today were:

  • Removing the hand railing where the deck was being added onto
  • Remove the siding and add the wood support
  • Put the main support post into place
  • Connect the new support post to the rest of the deck and to the house
  • Add the floor joist
  • Put the plywood floor down on entire deck

FYI - We managed to work around the robin's nest and save the baby birds, but mama wasn't too happy with us most of the day!

Enclosing A Deck Part 5 – Breaking Ground /  by Harold Brown

Enclosing A Deck Part 5 – Breaking Ground

In the picture above we were still in the process of removing the old plants from the flowerbeds

It has been a couple of months since part 4 of this article appeared and work has just started on the deck. We ran into some problems with the county health department that had to be sorted out. The 3 existing supporting beams of the upper deck were within 10 feet of the septic tank and we had to request a variance before building could start. Although it passed inspection when the house was built, the regulations changed a few years ago and we had to take care of that.

Harold Brown, Bhaga Video, Deck

You never know what is going to happen when it comes to adding onto your house. While waiting on the building to start we removed all of the plants from the rear flowerbeds and most of the brick that was placed there 10 years ago. No sense doing anymore and having it destroyed in the building process. Once the deck is enclosed we will finish the flowerbeds, plant grass, etc. We also removed a tree that was partially dead. Right now it looks pretty bad in the backyard, but that will change soon. The big problem was that the work was originally planned for May and now we are at the end of June.

Enclosing A Deck Part 5 – Breaking Ground

On Friday June 27th the building crew arrived early morning and dug the hole for the new post that supports the add-on portion of the deck. The support post needed to go through my lower deck which required dismantling part of the lower deck. The new post is over 10 feet away from the septic tank so no code problems. One of the existing posts also goes through the lower deck so nothing new, it Just makes you nervous to see your deck get torn apart and holes cut through it.

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The real work will start on Monday the 30th. I will keep you posted on the progress.

What to read the previous 4 posts leading up to construction?

Enclosing Our Deck Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

Stay tuned for construction updates this week, unless it rains and delays everything!

Salem Super Cruise 2014 /  by Harold Brown

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It is time again for the Salem Super Cruise in Salem, Ohio. It is the first car show that I attended this year. I have already missed a couple of shows this year due to other engagements and I didn't want to miss this cruise-in. Cars on display and driving the streets all day long. How could you go wrong at this show?

Salem, Ohio June 21, 2014 Checkout the pictures at http://photos.bhagavideo.com/Cars/2014-Car-Galleries/Super-Cruise-2014-Salem-Ohio

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Click Here to see the Salem Super Cruise Photo Gallery

Salem Super Cruise

I met Chuck at the Super Cruise and he was kind enough to pose for a picture on his Harley. Chuck I hope you like the pictures!

Checkout my 2012 post about the Salem Super Cruise