Progress on the Deck

A few weeks ago, Jason decided that he was going to tackle a couple of projects in our backyard. The first was to put a flagstone patio on the side of our deck, which turned out amazing (pictures below). The other project was to cover our deck. While the flagstone patio took a few days, this project has taken a little more time given the complexity of the project as well as Jason's busy schedule. I didn't get a "before" picture, but this was the beginning of the project:

Jason's parents came to visit a few weeks ago, and his dad helped him get started on his project. John has a lot of experience with this as he just finished covering their deck back in Peachtree City, which looks incredible! As with most projects at our house, Jason enlisted the help of his best friend, Kevin, and the three of them worked all day in the hot sun to take all necessary measurements, get all materials needed, set the posts and frame up the deck.

Jason and Kevin setting the posts.

The guys spent quite some time that day framing up the beams to hold the roof.

Those of you who know me well know that I think my husband and Kevin are the greatest. But, I'm pretty sure this project would have taken 10x longer without the help of my wonderful father-in-law. He's the best, and we are sooooo thankful for all his help! We love you!

By the time Jason's parents headed home on Sunday, the entire frame was up and the roof was ready to go on the deck. As I previously explained, progress on completing the project has been a little slow due to Jason's schedule, but Jason and Kevin have been working on it in their spare time, and it's finally coming together! In the last couple of weeks, the guys have gotten the roof up, and today they started working on putting up the ceiling and running the wiring for the ceiling fan.

Jason and Kevin finishing up the roof (I'm aware that this doesn't look safe...).

I was so excited this afternoon when I got back from the gym to see that the guys had purchased the plywood for the ceiling. By this evening, they were putting them up!

Kevin using the nail gun to put up the plywood.

My husband waiting patiently for his turn to "play" with the nail gun.....can I just take a moment to say that I think my husband is sooo hot! Especially on the rare occasion that he throws that hat on backwards (not to mention the Lynyrd Skynyrd shirt and the fact that the hat is camo!!!). Oh my heavens!

As with every home project, the guys ran into a little snag while putting the ceiling up. This is them coming up with a solution.....and they did! I am so blessed to have these men in my life! I'm pretty sure I couldn't ask for a better husband and he couldn't ask for a better friend! More pictures to come when the deck is complete.