Steps-in-progress...

Arrived at Rock House this past Wednesday morning at 7:30a.m. and had to drive to Wahalla to pick up one last section of EZ-Flow ( http://www.ezflowlp.com/ ) for the space between the retaining wall and the garage wall. Then on to Seneca to pickup materials for the deck stairs. I found building the stairs easier than I originally thought. We decided to move the stairs from the center of the deck to the far right side so that they would not be as obtrusive. I think the way they fit on the slope works. If we were to have built them from the top center of the deck it would have looked too much like a rollercoaster...The idea was to have a connected, easy way to get from the garage to the main house. Still need to add backboards to the stairs as well as intermediate railing posts, railings, decking for the landing and a short set of steps down to a yet to be completed boardwalk.

Decking is now complete

I was able to install the remaining posts for the shower and about 1/2 the decking on Tuesday as the weather was good. Perfect fall day at the lake. Wednesday the weather turned and it rained just about all day. I still managed to finish the decking. Railings are next along with steps and closing in the outdoor shower stall.

Slowly, but surely...

Roof is on, the front windows are in and I've got the deck framed!

Garage Progress

Work on the garage continues. Retaining walls are done and awaiting backfill. Garage and space above have been insulated and Chris, the builder, is now working on the flooring. He'll get cracking on the walls this week. Still waiting on gable windows. Entry door ordered and should be in Easley next Wednesday. Completed the framing for the deck this past week and looking forward to getting up there again this coming week to complete the decking.