The new basement door is installed. This is Cooper's favorite spot. Coop loves being able to see outside.

The basement and garage windows are installed. These Andersen windows match the windows on the first floor of the house.

The deck is finished. Aerial views of the deck, shot from an upstairs window. We are very happy with the way the deck turned ...

These are the existing windows in the garage and basement.As you can see they are in bad shape.  The previous owner, replaced one of the ...

The deck is almost finished.   All that is left to complete are the stairs and gate. This is what the deck looks like.

We replaced the basement door shortly after buying the house. However, due to the constant moisture and lack of sunlight, the outside fram...

Most of the floorboards have been installed. I like that the builder put an "edge or frame" on the outer rim of the deck and...

The railing posts are installed. The floorboards are starting to be installed. We chose to run the flooring on a diagonal, instead of the ...

The framing for the deck is almost complete. The new 32 foot deck is much smaller than the previous one.

The footers have been poured. We are waiting for the lumber to be delivered, so construction can start.

The footers have been dug and inspected. Deck construction can now begin.

Our old deck has been completely removed.

When I arrived home, I was surprised to see a trailer in the driveway. The railings have been  removed from the deck.

A few hours after the Deck blog post went out, I received a call from our builder. I knew that we were in trouble, when he said, "We hi...

This is our existing deck. As you can see it is very large and not very attractive. Even worse, the deck is in bad shape. We ...