Tom, Mel & Betsy decided to follow up on an old bid from David Knotts. A licensed general contractor, Dave lives in Rocklin and is Susie’s best friend’s husband.
July 8 & 9, 2008
Dave and his crew, consisting of son Wyatt (also a general contractor) and employee Edgar, arrived in Tahoe to begin the deck demo. The wood was cut and stacked for firewood. With the old deck out of the way, the new deck could develop.
First thing was to shore up the skeleton. Dave discovered the support posts had little, or in some cases, no nails holding them on their pylons. A little scary but then again, who can argue with thirty-year-old stability. Somehow they held all those years. Nevertheless, he secured each pillar then proceeded to add the additional cross beams required to support the new decking material.
The basic recline bench design was preserved. Additional supports were added under each seat to meet code requirements. The new deck is a combination of wood product decking and redwood railing.
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