By the Sunday of our vacation, we had dug the holes for the posts, poured the concrete, painted all the plywood needed to support the roof, and bought most of the wood and materials that we needed and it was finally time to start building. After Cas took exact measurements to ensure each post would… Read More Concrete is ready, let’s build

While waiting for the concrete to cure, we started cutting the pieces of wood we needed for the various parts, including the posts. We also started talking about a color story we wanted for the patio. We landed on grey and orange as the primary colors, with the posts and trusts in a dark grey,… Read More Colors

With the concrete curing at home, we rented a trailer and headed out to purchase the 16 ft beams we needed along with the 27 metal roof panels. The panels became a project as we had to get them from Liberty Lake as the local store had only 7. When we arrived at the store,… Read More More shopping

At the end of September, we had planned a week’s vacation to start the Big Build, but first, we needed to buy supplies. We found a used concrete mixer on Marketplace and decided it would be an smart investment along with the other planned projects. We rented a two-person auger to help us dig the… Read More Phase one

Cas spent most of the summer reviewing ideas in his spare time, and like all his projects, he spent hours watching YouTube videos on building a perfect patio cover. He spent a lot of time figuring out the math: how much wood, how would the structure support the weight, how much concrete, how much snow… Read More The idea

Earlier this year we had one of those rainy, lazy days at home, and while we watched the rain fall, Cas said we should add a patio cover over the deck, so we can enjoy the yard all year long. It was a fantastic idea, as we have always loved spending time in the yard,… Read More The Big Build