Construction begins

The lower deck will be replaced with a concrete structure faced in local granite. No plans, no permits, no building codes---yikes!

Happily, the work is being done by the contractor who built the house in the late 1970's so she knows the house and the rock underneath. Once the lower deck is finished we plan to rebuild the upper deck in wood and extend it around the house with a roof to create more shade. The roof over the upper deck will also mean we won't need to run around closing windows during the brief tropical showers that can hit at any time.

We also will be installing an additional layer on the roof, with insulation, to prevent the late afternoon heat build-up inside the house. We can live without AC now, but a better roof would make that more comfortable, even into June.