Deck gets a top

Had a truck toting buddy named Matt help me grab all the wood for the deck. Had to get a bunch that was 10 feet long which was too much for my car. In order to present a nicer finish than the pressure treated structure, I got some oiled cedar planks to wrap the sides of the structure. Definitely makes it look nicer. For the top planks I used redwood. For the extra details, I used 8D nails for spacers between the 2x4 planks, and I kept a 1/4" overhang on the edges of the deck. I also made sure to keep the "bark side" of the wood up, so with aging the wood doesn't start cupping.

I mitered the corners too, for a finished look.

Kind of a before and after look.

Used the level as a guide to keep a clean cut.

Ghetto panel ripping (last one had to be 2 1/4" wide)

Close look at the cuts around the utilities.

Another close up look.

Not exactly huge for $350 worth of deck.

I've still got to make the step down from the sliding door, but just doing the top panels took most of the day. You can see I had to tweak the gutter too, just to get it out of the way. Eventually I'll divert it into a rain barrel.