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RE: A Wobbly Post

in #life3 years ago

One thing I know about concreted posts, they're a right pain in the system to get out again if you ever need to take them out ^_^;

Did The Jim actually jump the fence :O Are your fences less high then my fences?

Also why were you trying to build a deck by yourself are you actually insane.

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The fence he jumped is about belly button height, he did put a leg and a hand on it right enough. More of a half climb and a hop.

I don't think we will ever get these ones out. He seems to use up over half a big bag at a time. There is literally tonnes of it.

I now realise that perhaps it was insne to think I could have done it. In my head it was literally stick some posts up and wallop some decking in between. Now he uses words like joists and has ordered more timber for these so called joists which apparently the decking will sit on and even more embarrassingly has marshalled his son into helping who apparently is an old hand at decking as well.

I am literally making them cups of tea and helping to carry the odd thing now. To say I feel helpless is an understatement! HE asked me how big I would want the step at the end and I was like I don't know, Im just winging it!?!

Ah, I am sure it will look good when he finishes it :OD

LoL! Well least you know the deck will be solid XD

Son is probably old hand at decking coz dad keeps roping him in to these kinds of projects? XD

LoL did you have a plan for the deck at all?! XD

I'm sure it will look great when it's done and then the three of you can enjoy a beer on it XD

My plan was good. I thoughth that if I made a wooden frame like a picture frame with a middle support and held up by posts that it would all work out as long as I made sure it was level.

Oh how wrong I was!!

i also thought it might take a few days. I now have the fear that it might take a few weeks.

One day I might get a beer on it!