So, in preparation for Saturday’s festivities, I had to do some long overdue repair work on the deck. As many of you may know, I’m more known for my skills with computers than with power tools – rebuilding this section of the deck was the first project that I have tackled with power tools in a long time. Here is what it looked like after I finished rebuilding the frame (with some guidance from my roommate Kim):

Here is what the finished product looked like:

Including building out the new frame, I probably spent around 10 hours last week working on this little project.

One more picture of the work area: