I came to this job through referral. As you can see, this deck was above the garage. I was called in because the existing terracotta-tiled deck was dumping water into the garage every time it rained. There was absolutely no water proofing attempted by the previous contractor. I completely ripped out the deck and found tile set directly on plywood with nothing stopping the water from soaking everything. I completely rebuilt it, poured light weight concrete and acid stained it. Then I went to town building the steps and railing. The stairs now double as a water tight storage area with access from inside the garage.
A little paint, a little stain and voila! Major improvement.
Some extra effort in cutting acorns and post caps and a few little frills make the deck stand apart from the others in the neighborhood. Other things I did for this project were: install whirly birds and skylights to the roof, re-finish some old hard wood floors found under the carpet, a gingerbread screen door, new decks all around, added a porch roof to the back of the home, dug about 60 yards of dirt from under the home and built a motorcycle shop, new garage door opener, new gutters, and a beautiful custom built armoir for the master bedroom, interior paint, tile in the kitchen, laundry and bath, some tree clearing and septic tank/leech field service. I stayed busy hear for quite a while. The jobs kept coming!
I came to this job through referral. As you can see, this deck was above the garage. I was called in because the existing terracotta-tiled deck was dumping water into the garage every time it rained. There was absolutely no water proofing attempted by the previous contractor. I completely ripped out the deck and found tile set directly on plywood with nothing stopping the water from soaking everything. I completely rebuilt it, poured light weight concrete and acid stained it. Then I went to town building the steps and railing. The stairs now double as a water tight storage area with access from inside the garage.
A little paint, a little stain and voila! Major improvement.
Some extra effort in cutting acorns and post caps and a few little frills make the deck stand apart from the others in the neighborhood. Other things I did for this project were: install whirly birds and skylights to the roof, re-finish some old hard wood floors found under the carpet, a gingerbread screen door, new decks all around, added a porch roof to the back of the home, dug about 60 yards of dirt from under the home and built a motorcycle shop, new garage door opener, new gutters, and a beautiful custom built armoir for the master bedroom, interior paint, tile in the kitchen, laundry and bath, some tree clearing and septic tank/leech field service. I stayed busy hear for quite a while. The jobs kept coming!
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