The new seating/stage area is nearly complete. Now it's time for the finishing touches.
The planting beds are marked off with landscape paint and the sod is removed with a sod cutter. Plants are then spotted around the beds and planted.A short set of steps is constructed on one side of the platform (figure A). They are framed much like the deck itself, just on a smaller scale, using the same composite decking (figure B). Finally, the curtains are hung (figure C).
It's been said that "all the world's a stage," and for this family that couldn't be more true. Their love of entertaining makes this sturdy platform the perfect place for guests to sit and enjoy the evening -- and it provides the Baehr children with the perfect space to perform. And with the $1,700 the family saved by doing the work themselves (they spent $1,880), they are already thinking about new project, and several new theme parties are in the planning stages.
RESOURCES :
Black and Decker tools
Website: www.blackanddecker.com
Black & Decker, Inc. (Corporate)
Website: www.bdk.com/main_bd.htm
TimberTech Decking
Website: www.timbertech.com
Porter-Cable Tools
Porter-Cable Corporation
Website: www.deltaportercable.com
Irwin Industrial Tool Company
Website: www.irwin.com
Ames True Temper Tools
Ames-True Temper
Website: www.ames-truetemper.com
Plants provided by Hancock Horticultural Services
Hancock Horticultural Services Inc.
Phone: 865-933-3200
American Society of Landscape Architects
Delta Tools
Deltak Power Tools
Website: www.deltamachinery.com
Power nailer
Model #Pro250G2
Simpson Strong-Tie and Quik Drive
Website: www.quikdrive.com
Curtain fabric
Fabric.com
Website: fabric.com
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