If you're lucky enough to have a nice backyard, I'm so happy for you. I dream of one day chilling in my very own backyard oasis.
For now, I will have to satisfy myself by admiring other people's handy work until I am able to embark on my own creative project. Turns out some people are really good at this so I gotta take some notes for when I need it. Take a look at this transformation from Imgur user DFA1979.
They got to work giving it a makeover.
Then, they went for the Venetian blind look. No more peeking through the alley but still plenty of breeze coming through.
I'm a sucker for that whole natural wood look, so this is right up my alley for sure.
That's a lot of manual labor.
After it was stained, it finally started looking really good at this point. Don't you think?
It's starting to come together.
The door weighed about 75 pounds, so they used some pretty heavy hinges and Deckmate 2.5" screws.
Originally they were just going to turn it into a parking spot.
They used 4x4 posts to bring them up to the 2x6 bracing that went across.
They used small 4x4 posts to make the 2x6 posts level. The deck blocks have a perfect fit on top for a 4x4.
I bet they were happy the project was getting on its way here.
The sidewalk is made of 8x8 cement squares with pea gravel in between. They also built a fence to hide the neighbors' mess as well.
I would too if I were him.
Have you embarked on making something in your backyard before? I gotta say I'm pretty impressed with this handy work.
