Steven Mann Family Project

February, 2005

Day 1:
In advance of day 1 we had built 4 identical sections in the garage. On Day 1 we placed 55 DekBrand piers in their positions. We put 1” of class 5 gravel under each pier and leveled them. Then we cut 4x4 posts to support the 4 sections that were pre-built. We were able to place 3 of these in a row, then we had to measure and build 1 “custom” section to fit in between. We also put up a cross brace on all installed sections. We were feeling pretty good.

Day 2:
It rained almost all day. I put on my raincoat and managed to build and attach 4 sections. 9 done . . . 16 to go. Spirits were a bit down, but we looked forward to day 3!

Day 3 - 4:
With a little better weather, we were able to complete the remaining sections on day 3 and 4. This involved 8 more identical sections plus 8 “custom” sections. The longer custom sections were assembled on site by first assembling the beams and then hanging the joists in the “traditional” manner. This is because the large sections were too heavy to assemble on the ground, plus we had a number of non-identical sections.