Installing the decking

(From the upper deck)

Progress on the Boardwalks

creating the frame for the second boardwalk, under the upper deck

Cutting decking (composite material)

Installing decking. Using the drywall T-square as a spacer.

Boardwalk to the shed (almost) completed!

Terrace Frames

Posts set in concrete, support beams attached

Outer frames constructed

Landscape fabric and cardboard laid down,
some of the lava rock spread out. Joists added.

Removing previous step surface from shed
(to be replaced with decking to match everything else)

Boardwalk to shed built

View from the shed

30 cubic yards of gravel

We had 30 cubic yards of gravel delivered last Saturday morning:

10 yards of lava rock, for the back yard around the terrace



20 yards of '1-1/4 minus' for the driveway (it came in 2 separate truckloads)

The piles, with the beginning of landscape fabric and cardboard laid down to (try to) prevent weeds from poking through

After the first spreading- Fred moved it around in piles with the Dingo, and Heather roughly spread it out with a rake. Still pretty lumpy.


After a few more hours of spreading with the rake,
it's smoother but still smooshy.

Terrace Site Preparation

We rented a 'Dingo' to make the digging and gravel-moving easier.
Lots of dirt and weeds and debris to move around.

View from the upper deck after Day 1


Drilling with the Dingo

Placing the concrete forms in the holes

View from the shed, after Day 2
(those piles are of lava rock, which will be spread out later)

View from the upper deck

The Terrace - BEFORE

Our first project this season- creating a Terrace in the backyard.
Here's the mess we're starting with:

View from under the upper deck

View from the shed

View from the berm

The layout plan

Finally! Flowers blooming

Flowers finally blooming on the berm in the backyard