My new "beer" deck

[John Beere]

I was absent from the forums for a few months due to work and other major projects I had going on - the biggest was building my new deck.

I built it by myself over a weeks vacation and then finished up a few things over the next few weekends. I'd never built anything this big before by myself but I just took it one board at a time.

Overall, I'm still really impressed with it and its been great fun hanging out on late at night while kicking back with a few brews and a good cigar.

Here are a few photos:

 

[the_bird]

Wow, that's nice. I put a second level on my deck over the summer, but nothing like that!

I love the pergola (how the hell do you spell that?)

 

[Brewpastor]

Very nice. I especially like the railing with the twisted iron. One thing is missing on the "beer" deck however. Where is the beer? I can tell you have a lot of fun around the house. By the way, how many fingers do you have left? Congrats on the Zymurgy article. I haven't seen it, but hope to get a copy while they are still available. You are a brewer after my own heart.

 

[david_42]

Beautiful! Good move backing the steps, so the kids can't get their legs caught.

I'm still trying to decide for my front porch: deck treatment or enclosed sunroom?

 

[the_bird]

Here's my project, for what it's worth.

Not up to John's standards, but given that I didn't own a circular saw until three years ago, I'm pretty happy...

 

[Brewtopia]

I have nothing but respect for those of you that can do this kind of work. I tried to build a scratching post for the cat and it was a complete disaster. Both of these decks look great!

 

[John Beere]

Yeah, no beer on my "beer" deck in those photos... I'm working on it though. I'm still really impressed with the results. I didn't even have blueprints! Just got out there and sort of "felt" it. I knew I wanted a semi-seperate octagon and something to house the all-weather fan (which turned into the pergola), but other than that - nothing. The fishbone pattern on the main deck was even an an afterthought... And for the banisters - I COMPLETELY lucked out on those... those cost $25.00 for a box of 10. I was going to need between 160-175 of them. I decided to just go look at them at Lowes and, unbelievably, they had them on clearance for $8.00 a box - and how many boxes did they have? Why 18 of course...

 

[fifelee]

That is a great deck. I wonder who has the biggest deck? But, if you have money you don't need a big deck. Or if you trim the bushes around the deck it looks bigger.



Couldn't help myself.

 

[Dude]

Wow, that is some deck!!!! Looks awesome!

 

[Evets]

That's a really nice piece o work! I can see myself passed out on a lounge chair while the skeeters have thier way with me!

 

[John Beere]

That's a really nice piece o work! I can see myself passed out on a lounge chair while the skeeters have thier way with me!

Thats what the fan and fire are for - chasing away the skeeters!

 

[Cheesefood]

Color me JEALOUS. We put a brick patio in our back yard and had to pay someone to do it. I'm all thumbs when it comes to tools.

 

[todd_k]

you may want to mow the lawn and buy a dog to keep those street-children away. poor kids, they must come from a broken home, it looks like their parents can't afford to buy them pants!

Just kidding around, it looks great! So does yours, Bird!

 

[John Beere]

you may want to mow the lawn and buy a dog to keep those street-children away. poor kids, they must come from a broken home, it looks like their parents can't afford to buy them pants!

Just kidding around, it looks great! So does yours, Bird!

you mean a good sized watch dog like this?

But seriously - the kids are a little to much like me - they can never seem to keep their pant on.

 

[SwAMi75]

The deck is awesome, but I'd settle for your back yard!

Our house is on a slab, so an actual deck is out of the question. I'm really wanting to do a nice patio, but man what a load of work. I had grand plans for a flagstone patio. We're on a hill, so the yard slopes from one side to the other, so I'd get to do a retaining wall, too. It would be sweet, but damn.

 

[Chairman Cheyco]

I love the pergola (how the hell do you spell that?)

Actual conversation between my friend and his wife:

Wife: I want to build a pergola out back.
Man: How do you spell that?
Wife: P E R G O L A, I think.
Man: Hmm there's no F in pergola, and there's never going to be an F in pergola.


True story.

 

[Ize]

Actual conversation between my friend and his wife:

Wife: I want to build a pergola out back.
Man: How do you spell that?
Wife: P E R G O L A, I think.
Man: Hmm there's no F in pergola, and there's never going to be an F in pergola.


True story.

There's an f in Brilliant tho...

And John that deck is AWESOME, Bird, yours is too. I won't even bring my back yard into this. Excellent. F in Excellent! :rockin:

Ize

 

[gp125racer]

Nice lookin decks fellas! I love the brick house, but here in CA I just dont feel to safe in one

-=gp125racer=-

 

[Donasay]

you mean a good sized watch dog like this?

But seriously - the kids are a little to much like me - they can never seem to keep their pant on.

John Beere, what kind of hound is that?

 

[k1v1116]

beautiful, are you going to train hops unto the pergola?

 

[John Beere]

John Beere, what kind of hound is that?

She is a Merle Great Dane. You don't hear of them very often but they are basically a Harlequin with additional gray spots.

 

[John Beere]

beautiful, are you going to train hops unto the pergola?

I have thought about that. There is another user here in South GA who tried growing some hops this year and I believe they did pretty good. That might be a really cool project for next year...