After getting the deck addition all framed out – I discovered it wasn’t quite as level as I had thought. I had been making sure everything was level going from east to west but it was the north to south direction I neglected.

Of course this was noticable when the northern most end of the new addition was about 4.5 inches above the existing deck and the end closest to the house was about 1.5 inches. Now 3 inches doesn’t sound like a lot but with the new deck addition being built right next to the existing deck – it was definitely noticeable.

After nursing my sore hands last night, I was talking with Barbara – this really cool lady I work with – and she suggested using a car jack to lift the supports that needed to be leveled.

Brilliant! Bought a car jack for $29 on the way home tonight and leveled everything really nice.

Making progress….. slowly but surely.