We purchased a pool in summer of 2008 and it was always tough keeping
an eye on the boys. We either had to stand at the edge of the
pool or place chairs on a somewhat higher elevation in our yard.
(The other option, of course, was to be in the pool with
them: for some reason, neither my wife nor I enjoyed 70F or less
temperature water. A heat pump was installed in late summer
to
rectify that issue.) So, in the summer of 2008 I built a
deck:
it
took nearly 9-calendar weeks, since a couple were lost to rain or other
matters. Though not quite done, here is a slideshow:
Well, no sooner had I "completed" one deck project, when another arose.
Granted, it took me only one weeknight and one weekend (plus
one
night were my boys and a friend attacked it), but I consider this
summer of 2008 to be "The decks summer." Here is a slide show
of
the "demolating":
When the stamped concrete patio goes in, the following slide show will
be completed.