Decking

Putting down the four-inch deckboards required five hundred screws. All had to be pre-drilled.

You can see one of my assistants in the photo, providing quality control.

The next step was to stain the wood, before I start framing the walls, but we've had a lot of rain lately, so I had to wait. Unfortunately the blue tarp I'd just purchased was cheap and flimsy (like everything nowadays, but that's a rant for another post) and it leaked and left damp patches which had to dry out. I finally got the stain on after dinner. Hopefully the forecast thunderstorms will pass us by tonight.