Two years ago my Dad convinced me to build a deck. Craftily, my wife became involved during the planning stages and doubled pretty much all the dimensions of the deck. In spite of labor shortages (I only use volunteer labor, to avoid exploitation of salaried workers) the deck was mostly finished last summer and now wraps around half of my house. We get a lot of use out of it — it stays much drier and cleaner than the gravel and mud which it now conceals. Here is Daniel enjoying some early Spring sunshine during recess.
