Well, it's day 2 of the deck make-over and it seems like we're just getting farther and farther away from anything resembling a nice back yard deck. Here are some shots I took tonight after I got home from work and the guys had been hard at it all day. The excavator appeared last night and started doing some of the ground work for the new cabana.


The Yew now looks huge without the old arbor in front of it. You can see the horse fence in the background which will be the location of the new privacy fence.

The guys are cleaning up the bottom of the wall where the old deck used to connect to the house. It's interesting how far above ground the in-ground pool actually is.

The excavator is preparing the ground for the foundation of the cabana. The height of the structure will help to block out the street view and noise but allow us to still enjoy the giant Willow on our front lawn.

The first fence you see in the background is where the new fence will be going. We had initially thought we'd put a privacy fence there too but soon realized we had lots of privacy since there is nothing behind us. So, we've decided to build a wrought iron fence so we'll have an unobstructed view of our back lot.

Matt Holleman (of Holleman's Heritage Woodworking - the contractors for the project) navigates the excavator as he preps the ground for the concrete posts that the cabana will be build on.