Hey y'all. Welcome back to the second part of the story of my deck. Whoever thought that there would be so many ideas tossed around and decisions to be made about a simple wooden deck! It was soon apparent after The Coffee Cup stood in for me for four months, that an awning of some sort would be needed. My Blue Ridge Mountains get lots of afternoon showers throughout the summer. Since Sharon didn't want to take the chair cushions out of the shed and then put them away again during every single visit with me, shelter was called for. Even though I have a beautiful retractable awning that would give everyone/everything shade and protection, there would be that issue of rolling it out, rolling it in over and over.
Folks questioned us about leaving it out 24/7, but the legs are screwed into the deck and the corner guy lines are tied to eye-bolts also screwed to the deck. Having thick rhododendron bushes on three sides provides a buffer for gusty winds, adding to its security. Even when the outer bands of Hurricane Florence blew through last year, the Quest was steady and stable. In this year's pre-RHC-season, Sharon unfolded the awning on her deck, sprayed it with a silicon tent waterproofer, and sealed all the seams. It's holding up well in our second season and hopefully will continue to do so into 2020. Now would you believe there were decisions to be made about lighting our deck? Oh yes there were and that's a good subject for part 3 of the evolution of my deck. It tickles me to death that you stopped by to read my little blog! Until tomorrow, from my family (Sharon, Gracie, Splish, Gigi, and Zip the new kid on the block) to yours, I wish you the best! Mollie #357.
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