#WordlessWednesday: Home Construction Zone

“A work in progress. And the possibilities are endless.”
― Elizabeth Eulsberg

New deck
Humble Beginnings, Original deck March 2021
patio cover under construction
Patio Cover In Progress
Patio cover in progress
Patio mostly completed. Last on card June 30.
Deck addition construction
Adding 520 square feet of deck
Two men building deck
Twin construction team, Hans on right
Backyard deck and patio cover
Mostly done, steps not built yet here
Backyard deck and patio
Our New Deck and Patio Cover!

Sharing for Last on the Card, Wednesday Quotes: Chaos/Disorder, and Lens-Artists: Work in Progress

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82 responses to “#WordlessWednesday: Home Construction Zone”

  1. Looks fab Terri! Love your wordful Wednesday posts, lol 🙂 xx

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    1. Lol, thanks, Deb. I figure image captions and a quote or two are sort of wordless….😜

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      1. Lol, hey, I’m so with you. 🙂 xx

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  2. Great idea and lots of work, Terri! I have been wanting to build one in our courtyard… I envy you. 🙂

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    1. Thank you, Amy. We are really enjoying it and it is a great investment into the home

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  3. It’s so satisfying when it’s all done!

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    1. Definitely, Sofia. Then to the next project 🤣

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  4. Wow. That’s a DECK! Very nice.

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    1. Thank you, John! It’s a big’un!

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  5. It’s all looking fabulous! A lovely place to sit and take a break!

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    1. Some overly long breaks I admit–thank you, Nancy!

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  6. Lovely deck!
    You have taken lot of trouble to get these lovely angles!
    Enjoyed watching this work in progress.

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    1. Thank you Mr Philo! It was fun subject matter for those angles and we sure enjoy the finished product!

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      1. I can see the professional photographer in you👍👍👍

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  7. This was a big project, and it looks great! I bet it gives you lots of shade and a wonderful outdoor extension to your home. Enjoy!!

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    1. Thank you, Anne! We’re so happy it all Turned out so well, a good investment.

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  8. Very nice Terri – a good way to enjoy the outdoors without baking under the searing sun.

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    1. Thanks, Linda. It really is great to have the cover. Will keep us dry in the winter too.

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      1. You’ll be able to grill and eat on the deck with snow piling up around you Terri.

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      2. We kind of did that with just the gazebo over the original deck. 🤣

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      3. Do you have to reinforce it because of the heavy snowfall?

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      4. No the gazebo handles the 3.5 feet of snow…it has a metal roof. Our new cover can handle several feet of snow as per code here.

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      5. I see – I was thinking about all those snowy photos you had last year. I bought a snow rake last Winter for my side door awning. We had high winds that loosened it from the wall, so my handyman had to re-cement it and advised me to get a snow rake. I was sweeping off the snow but couldn’t reach all of it.

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  9. That’s huge (bigger than our whole garden!) , and perfect for outdoor living with that cover to provide shade 🙂 Hans and his brother have done a great job.

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    1. Thank you, Sarah. They are both excellent builders. It’s part of the reason we bought a raw property so we could work on it ourselves. It’s amazing how big 3/4 acres is!

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  10. Terri, how wonderful that you can enjoy time outside without having to suffer from extreme heat or cold. It looks excellent. 💖

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    1. Thank you, Eugi! We are really enjoying it and we can enjoy the covered area all winter with our gas powered fire pit.

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      1. You’re welcome, Terri.

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  11. Wow Terri, what a difference!!! Great job – wishing you many beautiful moment there. And happily, perfect for this week’s challenge!

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    1. Thank you, Tina! We’re super excited! Hiring a contractor to do the patio cover quickly helped us get the deck addition built in time for the summer.

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  12. Awesome!!!! Congratulations on your new retreat and entertainment space! Looks great (even on a Thursday as I try to ease my way into a rhythm after a blog break).

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    1. Thank you, Frank. We are love with the space. Welcome back!

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  13. Looks great Terri. It’s nice to have all those progress photos because, after a while, one forgets how it used to look and what went into building it.

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    1. Thanks, Graham. I enjoy taking the pics exactly for that reason.

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  14. Looking might fine, Terri…even without the steps yet!

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  15. Wow! Your new deck looks incredible, Terri! Congratulations to your terrific building team!

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    1. Thank you Donna! It has become a nice place to hang out and entertain.

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  16. Oh, my gosh, that turned out so good. It’s like an extension of the house,
    XOOX
    Jodie

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    1. Thank you, Jodie. It really is, in fact we’re sitting outside under the patio now. 😁

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    1. Thank you, Jo! You’d be proud of me….I took an hour long walk with my dog earlier. I’m beat…I asked myself, how does Jo walk so much? 😉

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  17. A beautiful deck, Terri! Well done. Fun to see the progress of the project in pictures – Absolutely perfect for the challenge!

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    1. Thank you, Anne-Christine! Your prompt was very popular among bloggers this week. Seems like where we live everything is a work in progress!

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      1. I believe it is!

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  18. Terri, you remind me of my brother. He just keeps adding things to the homestead. First, it was a barn, then a barn condo, then an additional room on the barn condo, an RV cover, and now a chicken coop. Oops, I forgot the incredible firepit he and his boys constructed. Be careful, one thing leads to another. I do love your deck. That is a solid addition and a ‘chill’ space that you will use often. Great WiP photos.

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    1. Lol, thank you, Suzanne! When you have a raw property it’s amazing what ideas come up to create. Hubby is working on laying the gravel down for our big driveway now. Winter comes fast and hard here. He is soon adding a wood burning stove into the shop to keep it warm for all the indoor projects he wants to do. Thank goodness I married a talented builder. Your brother’s homestead sounds awesome! We only have 3/4 acres to work with which us surprisingly big 😁

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      1. Terri, my brother has 11 acres and I think he fully intends to fill it all. I forgot to mention the vegetable garden. I love spending time there.

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      2. Where does he live? We toyed with the idea of buying 10-12 acres then settled for ours. Good move since we’re 60+! I almost wish we had another acre then we could build a granny flat for my dad and my step mom.

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      3. Terri, he is in a rural part of north Florida – about an hour from the state capitol. It is just a few miles from where we grew up.

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      4. That’s cool, Suzanne!

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  19. What a wonderful patio! I love it so much. We have no shade on our little deck. I’d love to get a patio cover.

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    1. Thank you, Colleen! It turned out so well. Patio covers are surprisingly pricey as we discovered. But a good investment into the home.

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  20. Wow, your hard work really paid off! I see lots of quality time with family and friends happening on your beautiful new deck- congrats!

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    1. Thanks so much, Jacquie! Hans is so talented and it’s been worth the chaos and efforts.

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  21. You will have a lot of fun on that deck, Terri!

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    1. Thank you, Jacqui, we are already enjoying it!

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  22. Isn’t shade wonderful? Your new deck and cover look great!

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    1. Thank you, Janis! We love this shade!

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  23. I am all over quick and easy fun projects and this certainly qualifies. Such functional space you’ve created. Look great.

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    1. Thank you, Bernie. Not sure how quick and easy it was but hubby and his brother made it look so!

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      1. Well, it was at least straightforward. Our old house projects are never that. I know the twins worked hard because I’ve helped build decks and it’s a lot of time bending over on a drill.

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      2. And the temps were quite hot here.

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      3. It’s been stupid hot everywhere. Sadly, it’s like the world is burning up.

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  24. Hi Terri, my stomach always rolls over when I see building going on. I hate living in a building site. We are having work done to our house currently and it is chaos. It is lovely when it’s done though.

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    1. Lol, Robbie. I got used to it especially as we were getting our Sacramento home for sale in 2020. Luckily this is all outdoors and it’s fun to see it all come together. You will be happy when your project is done!

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  25. It is one fine deck Terri. Glad the Last Photo was in there as well as part of the progress 🙂 🙂

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    1. Yes it was, thank you Brian! It was perfect timing 🙂

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  26. Terri, it’s fun to see the WIP. I like the different colors mixed in there. I really love the long cover. That gives you so much space. It extends the use of the patio for many months – stay out of the rain and extreme sun. It’s perfect. Then the gazabo is another cool area. They did a great job. Such talent!

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    1. Thank you, Marsha! We are thrilled with how everything turned out. We had a lot of black stained wood that Hans got from a neighbor’s deck and we integrated it into the deck (my idea), LOL! It’s amazing how much cooler it is under the patio cover. Having that constructed by a paid contractor was well worth it!

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      1. Yes, it takes forever to do EVERYTHING yourself!

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