Like a glove
One of the things about DIY stuff for a guy like me is that things arent gonna be perfect. Im doing a lot of things for the first time and not always doing them with the right tools. (I cant go buying a fancy jigsaw table just cause I need to cut notches out of my deck posts.) I read as much as is practical. When possible I talk to guys who do know what theyre doing. I measure twice, all that. I make plenty of mistakes, most of which I disclose here.
But the deck is turning out pretty well. Last of the ipe is on. I got lucky and the last row of boards fit the framing almost exactly, so I didnt have to cut those boards the long way; therell be a little bigger gap between the ipe and the facsia than Id like in a couple of places, but perfectly tolerable (for me):
Starting getting the 2x12 cedar fascia on, which looks great. Hard to do by myself:
I finished staining all the cedar for the top rail; I notched all the deck posts, which now need to have their holes drilled (for the cable rail) and to be stained:
Like a glove
