Quick Update

Well the cantilever is fixed. Tobin's crew did it in about two days which was much faster than I thought it would take. The corner looks much better without a supporting 2x.

And many Ibuprofen and 1508 screws later the first deck is complete. Almost. I still need to cut off the ends of the joists to make them all the same length. Unfortunately we had some waviness in the joists. I am not sure if this is due to the quality of the lumber or the angled cut at the end of the joists. But the wood is down and we can now officially call it a deck. Now for the next one...