Pretty good progress on day 1, managed to remove the decking to inspect more of the foundation and also removed all the railings.

I was being kind when I called the deck an ‘eye-sore’ in my previous post, when I was removing the railings, the tops of the railings literally fell apart as I pulled the railings down after removing the bolts that attached the railing posts to the deck.  After those bolts were removed I literally pulled the rest of it apart with my bare hands.

The backyard looks much bigger without the railings already!  Next step is planning the final design before I rebuild.  More coming this weekend!

Related posts:

1. Getting the backyard ready for summer by re-building the deck