Gluten for Punishment

We received surprising but fantastic news and the office today and I'm happy to report that we'll be able to finally tear down and replace our rickety and potentially dangerous back deck and stairs. Seriously, this thing should have been torn down five years ago. In fact, my house inspector said that it should be condemned. Yeah, we still use it today.



Nice step huh? It's on par with the rest of the deck.

I'm gluten for punishment because I won't be doing the work. This means that I have to hire a contractor. I HATE CONTRACTORS! As with lawyers and politicians, they do their best work lying still at 72 inches below the surface.

We just happened to come across a killer deal on composite planks through friends of ours. The manufacturer shipped the wrong color and didn't want to deal with shipping them back (thanks fuel prices). We can get thirty-five, 20' planks for $15 a piece. The best part is the planks are exactly the right color for our home.

Here we go ...