BUILDING THE NEW DECK The deck is complete.
The old deck was looking bad,	so we turned it into a scrap pile.
The railings went first,	then the decking.
	When the joists were gone, water damage to the side of the house was revealed.
The siding and some joists spacers were rotted.	New supports had to be put in place.
Then the header joist for the new deck	was bolted into place.
Two concrete foundations were poured. This one was placed under an existing slab.
	The support columns are 6 by 6, supporting a beam of two 2 by 10s.
2 by 8 joists are spaced about 15 inches apart.	We're almost ready for the 1 by 6 decking.
We painted the bottoms of the deck boards	and screwed them in place.
	Eight smaller footings were poured to support the two stairway landings.
The landings stand on 4 by 4 columns.
With the landings finished,	it's time to make stairway runners.
	Six  runners were cut from 2 by 12 stock. Three runners for each stair run.
The three runners in place	for the upper stairs.
When the last stair was screwed down,	we built railings.
Everything is treated with wood stain.	Only the top rails are left to install.
Most of the construction debris is gone	and we've started to landscape.