We added a deck safety gate to our front veranda to help keep the kids from falling down the stairs. The gate can also be locked for added security if desired. I was lucky in that I had some railing left over from the old landing that was torn down when they lifted our house. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Deck'
Build a Deck Safety Gate
April 30th, 2008 · No Comments
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Our Timber Deck Has Been Sold
January 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment
It was a sad day a few weekends ago when we finally sold our deck. It took us almost two-weeks to sell the deck after we first advertised the deck for sale in the Townsville Bulletin. We had a lot of people call and say they were going to come, and not show up. We [...]
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180mm of Rain in 24-Hours = Rain Under the House
January 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment
We have had two extremely heavy days of rain the last month or so. They have highlighted to us our leaking front veranda and leaking upstairs windows. The first day was the heaviest recorded in over a decade, and the second day was 18cm, or 7 inches of rain. As you can see, not everyone [...]
Selling the Deck – For Sale in Townsville
December 14th, 2007 · No Comments
We finally came to the tough decision to sell the deck instead of putting the deck up on the back of our house. I was really looking forward to the elevated deck off the back of our Queenslander, but we will still be able to use the pavers from our old house to put a [...]
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