It's October, and we are wrapping up repairs from the January flooding. Some of the wrap-around decks were damaged when the flood water floated the decks, lifting them off of the supports.
The decking was not covered by the insurance, so it was not included in the repairs completed earlier in the year.
This was mostly an original deck, primarily consisting of 2X6 fir. After looking at all of the materials available, we chose cedar, and I'm glad we did. I had the carpenters remove the old nails, and we recycled most of the old wood. Meanwhile, the new cedar looks good.
When we returned from vacation in Hawaii to our flooded home, it was a battle for survival. We hired a company to handle the restoration of our house, and moved everything out of the flooded first floor into storage in one day. The restoration process began, and we spent months living on the second floor.
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Our endless summer is coming to an end, and local governments, businesses, and residents in the Renton area are racing to build barriers to protect property along the Green River, which flows through the Kent valley through Auburn,Kent and Renton.
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21256216/detail.html and http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/ren/news/63774177.html
I'm hoping these preparations will not be tested this Winter.

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