Outdoor Cooking/Entertaining Area Build

[RonB]

Lookin' forward to the photos of the finished deck.

[Dewesq55]

I'm so close to done, I can almost taste it. Today I got the lights put up, the plumbing done, the electricity turned on and all but the last 2 deck boards in. The lights work (YAY!) (so do the outlets 😁) The plumbing doesn't leak. I might even get some cookers up there by the weekend.



Here's the light post with my shop made cap (you can see that the lights work):


Here's the stub out for the sink. The waste pipe isn't installed yet:


And here's the hookup for my firehose:


The drain back valve for winterizing:


On deck outlet box - there is one in each of the 3 corners other than where the door is:


And here's the view from the door out toward the barbecue area:

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[TripleB]

Really coming together. Nice job.

[Panhead John]

Really looks good! The quality of this job is really outstanding. I was noticing how square and precise the gaps and cuts, etc. are. 👍👍

[Dewesq55]

Panhead John - That's very nice of you to say. I'm doing my best. Of course, I see every flaw and blemish. That said, I'm pretty happy the way it is turning out. More importantly, so is Barbara. 😝

[Dewesq55]

Here's a picture of what gets illuminated by the lights. It's actually brighter, when you are out there in the corner, than it appears in the photo. My offset will be along the far side to the let of the light post. My gas grill will be along the right edge.

[hoovarmin]

Wow! I'm inspired. Inspired to beg you to come to Florida and build a deck for me!

[Panhead John]

I’ll bring the beer.....and I’m very good at handing people tools.

[DavidNorcross]

Nicely done. This has been a fun ride.

[Skip]

Looks GREAT David! Now the real fun begins for you with Family and Friends.

[Dan Deter]

Really great work! So nice to see all that hard work (and blood sacrifice) pay off!

[RonB]

Well done and a fun voyeuristic journey.

[Kweekley]

Very nice work!

[Jim White]

Such incredible workmanship!

[Dewesq55]

So, most of the boards are not fully screwed down, yet, but here's the "completed" deck:


And here's the sink waste plumbing. It's tied into the sump pump drain which carries the water out to a dry well under the deck:

[hoovarmin]

Outstanding

[Dewesq55]

I finally got all the screws driven in the cooking area side of the deck so I decided to get my cookers up there. The tandoor isn't there yet because I'm not entirely sure what I'm going to do with it.

[Jfrosty27]

Man. I’ve said it before. That deck is a work of art. Well done pitmaster...and carpenter! 👏👍

[Dewesq55]

Thanks. That's very kind.

[RonB]

A great job. I know you will thoroughly enjoy it.