I've been working on replacing all of the deck boards on our 500 sq ft deck. Wife talked me into composite material so I no longer go thru the hassle of sealing every year or two given older age. Issue? Composite boards are 1/2 the thickness of the old cedar boards so requiring all sorts a things to re-do the trim and the steps, etc. Doing this after 22 years brought back a load of memories when my dad and father-in-law, now departed for over a decade, helped me build the deck when they were still physically able. (I did the most mindless grunt stuff being da young guy). Man the knowledge and wisdom they had (as well on a ton of other things they coached me on) nearly brought tears to my eyes, actually it did recollecting specific conversation we had that came back from memory funny and otherwise. Here, the glorious gorgeous deck we built then, now aged with rotting boards and such, having to be replaced - aside from getting the wrong shipment of boards the 1st go around then waiting weeks more to get the right shipment...should a had this job done end of June as planned. Well, more to go then I had thought about but getting it done.
