Rescreening the Deck

Last week, we had a much needed project completed - we got the deck rescreened! Thanks Gary and Caryl! The old screening had many holes in it and the exterior wood had seen better days!  The project took three days and seemed like more work that I had originally imagined. Here is a before shot of the deck before:

And after:

The old door and stairway was one of the worst parts of the deck.  The nails in the stair boards were poking up, the boards were warping and the door was in serious disrepair.  The wood railing was full of splinters.  Here is the before:

Now we have a door with an actual handle and spring loaded hinges.  The stairs and railing are clean and splinter free!  Here is the after shot:

Once we figure out how/where we are going to store our firewood, which is currently sitting under the deck, we are going to hang 3/4 inch lattice around the bottom of the deck to hide whatever we are storing there.  We figure we should clear it before enclosing it.  What a nice change though!  Between the fence, playground and deck, our backyard is shaping up quite nicely this summer!