Lesson One: Trying to dig holes before the fence goes up might be a good idea. Just don't bring a massive bobcat into the yard when it is saturated. This one was especially hard as I just spent many hours digging up the fire pit and re-sodding it.
Lesson Two: Four foot holes bring up a lot of clay. Clay that really packs down the lawn and kills the grass. The clay-Bobcat combination did more damage than Baxter (the dog) has done in three years of peeing.
Lesson 3: That's okay, the lawn wasn't that nice to begin with, so let's get this deck done and we'll worry about the rest later. Not really a good attitude in retrospect, but I wanted to get that deck done!
Here is a glimpse at my plans built in visio. I may throw out a future post on dealing with the City of Calgary for building permits, but for now... The entire process can be a bit tedious, but in the arena of deck building, if you are prepared and have well thought out plans, the city engineers are happy to make suggestions.The Finished Product
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