My husband is the master deal person. If something is a deal, we have to get it. Whether we will be using then or not. Sometimes it is really good other times we might use it eventually. Well this week Darren got a deal. He found some fiberon composite dcking on Craig's list real cheap. If anyone has done anything with it or looked at it, you know it is super expensive. Some guy in RI had some leftover from a job he did and we got 18-16 foot boards for $400 and he gave use a bag and a half of clips ( they are grooved-no screws!). The dealwas great. Picking them up in our truck, which has a 6 foot bed and a 2 foot tailgate was crazy. we had to drive all the back roads from Pawtucket RI to Wareham MA. It took forever. Then we needed a few more boards and thought it wouldn't be hard to get a few more. We were wrong. We finally found some down in Falmouth! What fun it was to drive over the bridge in Cape traffic to get wood. Although we did pay $20 a board instead of $45 because this color is not a big seller. Gotta love my husband's projects! Once it is done I am sure I will look back and be excitied we did this and the great deal we got. However, my husband is not known for his leisurely pace when completing projects. He makes me wish for a little rain just so we can take a little break. We did 6 boards tonight. Putting the deck on is easy, but getting the old deck off is proving to be a pain in the butt! We will be back to work first thing tomorrow to try to finish this. To motivate myself I keep reminding myself we got $1550 worth of fiberon and clips for just $700. If it weren't for one of my husband's great deals, we wouldn't be doing this at all!
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Ha, ha! I loved reading about your time getting these boards! And yes, I can imagine getting over the bridge and down to Falmouth was not a joy, especially now that the sun is out!
ReplyDeleteI wanted to leave you a comment to tell you that your blog looks great, to ensure I could comment and to tell you to "write on!". I won't be commenting regularly as I'll leave that for your Writers' Workshop Blog Group. Once in a while I'll peak just to see how things are going and the progression things take in everyone's blogging. Keep up the awesome reflecting, thinking & writing!
What a great deal! My husband put on a 16' x 40' deck (Timbertech composite) three years ago. He completed it summer...he's a perfectionist. He also added a pergola to cover 1/2 of it. We LOVE it! It is well worth it.
ReplyDeleteBy the way...congrats on your Blog. Looks great. I love the blue (it is easy on the eyes).
ReplyDeleteWhat color is your new deck? Is it a high one, or just a few steps off the ground? Do you have a view from it?
Wendy,
ReplyDeleteI like your blue blog! How is the deck building going? It sounds like you and your husband make a good team.
Hi Wendy,
ReplyDeleteGreat job putting the blog together!
My husband is a deal finder as well...or perhaps scrounger would be a better term. He saves everything! Most things are fine...and I certainly appreciate his creativity, however, his workshop looks like something out of Sanford and Sons. (Remember that show? LOL :))
It sounds like you got a great deal and had some fun getting the materials for your new deck. Did he design it himself? Does he do a lot of building projects?
ML