We’re tearing out 3/4 of our Uber-deck. When its done, the deck will be just that little part where the brown table and blue sandbox are. We are reclaiming a huge part of the yard. This deck was here when we moved in; we never would have built a dance floor sized deck ourselves. It was nice in the summer time for one thing…we used to put a giant inflatable pool on the deck, thereby preventing the pool from killing the grass. But we never used it for anything else. We will be glad to have more yard for the kids to run around in. Yard is a premium in the suburbs.

We are also building a staircase from the top patio to the lower deck. We fenced the yard last summer and it was my grand plan to make the backyard accessible from the main floor of the house, not just the basement.

I’ll take a picture of the finished product when its done. It will be quite a change. I know the kids will love it, as soon as the grass grows in!