{"id":297,"date":"2009-07-14T18:35:38","date_gmt":"2009-07-15T00:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/?p=297"},"modified":"2022-02-15T09:10:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T16:10:42","slug":"marcus-is-building-a-deck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/?p=297","title":{"rendered":"Marcus is building a deck!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By the time it occurred to me to document this project, it was already well under way. But we&#8217;ll keep you posted from now on&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-004-medium4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-298\" title=\"deck-004-medium4\" src=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-004-medium4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-004-medium4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-004-medium4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>First, Marcus had to dig seven holes in the yard to accommodate the concrete pillars that will serve as the base of the deck. That was a long process because the ground here is very rocky&#8230; like, three grains of dirt for every eight-pound rock.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-006-medium3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-299\" title=\"deck-006-medium3\" src=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-006-medium3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-006-medium3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-006-medium3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been a big help to Marcus while he has worked: holding measuring tape, handing him drills, fetching him sodas. But he had to enlist some male help with those four big pillar things (thanks, Kelvin). The pillars will support the pergola.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-008-medium3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-300\" title=\"deck-008-medium3\" src=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-008-medium3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-008-medium3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-008-medium3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Marcus drills.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-012-medium1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-301\" title=\"deck-012-medium1\" src=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-012-medium1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-012-medium1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-012-medium1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The purely structural part is\u00a0just about\u00a0done.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-015-medium1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-303\" title=\"deck-015-medium1\" src=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-015-medium1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-015-medium1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-015-medium1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-014-medium1.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Marcus smiles (sort of) as he works.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-017-medium1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-304\" title=\"deck-017-medium1\" src=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-017-medium1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-017-medium1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-017-medium1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-020-medium2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-306\" title=\"deck-020-medium2\" src=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-020-medium2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-020-medium2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-020-medium2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Marcus starts to lay the actual decking.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-023-medium1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-307\" title=\"deck-023-medium1\" src=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-023-medium1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-023-medium1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/deck-023-medium1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s looking good!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By the time it occurred to me to document this project, it was already well under way. 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