Kitty the handywoman

We finally started the deck construction. When I said *we* of course I meant just Kitty, since she is the handy one between the two of us. Steve (the guy in the yellow shirt) is our contractor. He is very nice and professional.

Day-1 involves just digging the holes. The frost-line for Kingston area is about 39in; the holes they dug were 4-feet deep. Our plan is to have a small top-deck of size 10'x7', a lower-deck of 16'x22', with a 3' feet of stairs between the decks.


Day-2 involved getting the city inspector to measure the depth of the holes. Once it was passed, the concrete was poured into the holes. On Day-3, once the concrete were set, joists, beams, and posts were installed.

Yes, Kitty did 1/2 of the actual work, following the instructions given by Steve. She is very sored, tanned, and proud.