05/31/2026
Dear Wisconsin,
The ice storm destroyed my deck.
In return, I spent my entire weekend tearing the old one apart and rebuilding it from the frame up.
My back hurts, my wallet hurts, and I now know every board in the lumber aisle by first name. I measured everything three times and somehow still made more trips to the hardware store than I thought was humanly possible.
After a lot of sweat, sawdust, and questioning my life choices later, it’s finally done.
What was supposed to be a relaxing weekend turned into a full scale construction project, but I can’t complain too much. It’s solid, it looks good, and hopefully it’ll survive whatever Wisconsin decides to throw at it next.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to sit on my new deck, drink a cold beer, and pretend I don’t have ten other projects waiting for me.
