Since the previous pictures, the deck and slip changes have been pretty much completed. The only thing left to do is to add some rails. The first of these was put in place between the first level of the deck and the boat slip and is shown in this shot. Also, note the steps that lead down into the yard on the west side. Eventually, we'll add some stepping stones leading to the driveway at the back of the house.



The builder didn't add any more rails because we weren't sure where else we wanted them. After seeing this first rail and the steps, we've decided that we want to add steps to the east side of the deck in the same place as the west side. Some day, we may add a carport or garage on the east side of the house and, at that point, steps on this side will come in handy.

Also, we want to add a rail to the east side, not turning in front of the bench as it does on the other side, but all the way down the side to the bulkhead. Then, the rail will continue across the front of the deck, flush with the bulkhead to the corner where the deck meets the slip extension. This can be seen better in the bottom two photos. Finally, at Rick's suggestion, we think it will be a good idea to continue the rail up the west side of the raised portion of the deck to meet up with the short section of rail that's already been built, adding a gate there to allow access to the boat slip. Although we don't have any young children, this will make it easier for visitors who do to keep them away from the water's edge.



This third shot just shows the finished lamp posts with the light fixtures in place. The lights have photo cells so that we don't have to remember to turn them off and on all the time. One of these days soon, I'll have to go up to the lake and practice putting the boat into the slip, which I haven't tried yet! Rick, our builder, has had it in there and said if fits fine, even with all the bumpers in place.



The last shot was taken from across the canal. Except for the final rail around the large part of the deck, this is pretty much how the finished product looks.

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