Our deck and grass

We have nearly finished our deck project so here are some photos taken during the process.

After day one when they had cleared the plants and started to clear the bricks etc.

After they had cleared the section then they dug holes and put in the posts. On June 13th the builder had spent all morning getting the posts lined up when we had a 5.5 and 6.3 aftershock. The poor guy was under the deck for the second one. He did come back the next morning to finish the job.

There was a slight delay as they had to have the holes checked by the council before the concrete was poured. Due to the significant aftershocks this took longer than normal.

Here is the truck backed up to deliver the concrete.

The posts all braced so that they don't move in any shakes.

That is what it looks like when you remove all the boards. The new supports were attached to the old supports which go into the structure of the house.

Rachel and Joe enjoying the new deck. It is great for running on. It is about 2.5 m wide and over 8 long.

It is amazing how it quickly looks like it is finished when you use rolled grass. We can't play on it until spring and needs to water regularly.

We like this retaining work. These stones they dug out when they cleaned the ground at the beginning.

All that needs to be done is put up trelessing under the deck and other side along the retaining wall. It will need to be stained once it gets warmer.