Loss of Momentum

I got off to a late start on Saturday morning, having slept in after being awake for part of the night. By the time I got started, it was close to 10 am. Since returning from vacation, I haven't spent any time on the deck project. Work has been busy and I spent 16 hours at work on Thursday working on a problem. Between work and getting things back to normal at home, I haven't been terribly motivated to get back to work on the deck. It was a good thing my Dad was headed over, otherwise I may never had started.

I had thought getting the steps done would be a half day affair. This was an underestimate as things took longer than I had expected. There were a lot of small details to work out, such as how to attach the treads to the risers. I wound up screwing down the back of the rear tread, then using the CONCEALoc fastener between the two boards, and then screwing down the leading edge of the front tread.

As the front treads are not pre-grooved, I had to cut a slot for the hidden fasteners. I spent a bit of time looking for my biscuit jointer in the few unpacked boxes in the basement and am beginning to think that the biscuit jointer "disappeared" in the move. We've already discovered several things that went missing during the move by United Van Lines including a chain saw. Unfortunately I already filed my claim with them and will not get reimbursed for any additional items I find are missing.

By the end of the day, we had all of the start treads attached, the first Azek skirt board cut down and attached, and the Azek for the stair risers cut down.
What's left? Two things: 1) The stair railings and 2) the remaining white skirt boards around the outside of the deck.