2nd Story

I had today off. So after working on next week's flight schedule for 9 hours, I was able to work on the deck for about 45 minutes before the sun went down. Let me back up. I have been, on my off days and if I get back early enough from missions, working to build a deck beside my CHU. I probably didn't take enough pictures during the process, but I did manage to snap a few.

First thing I had to do was build the bottom floor (duh!). When it starts raining in the winter, the less dirt (then mud) you have to walk on/thru, the better. Here are the in progress photos of the walkways.

And here is some of the wood I "procured". Had to unload it by hand.

And here are a couple of shots of the uprights, which will support the second floor.

Yes, those are 4x4 uprights, with 2x12 headers, and 4x4 cross beams. The uprights are 16 feet tall.

And some more 2x12 support beams. Once this framework is done, I will use 2x6 boards as the flooring, just like the lower floor walkways.

And yours truly, in a staged photo (still wearing my pistol).

Some of my scrap wood in the foreground, with the 2nd floor extention in the background. Eventually I plan to have a set of stairs going up to the 2nd floor right here.

And lastly, here I am with most of the 2nd floor complete. I'll try to get some pics from up there for the next blog. I am making appointments for some deck building work on the side for when I get home!