11 August 2012
Reset the last set of
stringers I installed day before yesterday – my slope jig said the walkway was
getting shallower than the 1 in 7.5 desired pitch. Moved a 375 lb rock that was right in the way
of the next in-ground post. Ran out of
dirt for backfilling the post holes ‘cause of all the extraneous granite that
has been removed from the holes, so had to scavenge a couple of wheelbarrow
loads of gravel from Tammy’s dredged spoils pile. Installed the next set of
in-ground posts, stringers, railing post, and longitudinals. Started to rain right after lunch, so spent
two hours repairing and reinstalling the RV bedroom blind. Then put deck boards on the walkway for a
couple of hours and realized that I’ve screwed up the placement of the last
railing post (which guides the placement of the deck boards) so all the
post-rain work will have to be undone then redone. Oh, joy!
Mouse (mice?) is back – another wine cork discovered chewed in the
utensil drawer. Set up a trap with honey
roasted peanuts this time.
