Monday, July 21, 2008

The Many Skills of Jeff Foster (a.k.a. Our New Deck)

You all know of my husband as a medical resident.

Most of you know he is also a talented songwriter,
guitar player, and recording engineer.

Still fewer of you know of his pyro-technical expertise.

But only a handful know that along with all of these sweet skills,
he also fixes and refinishes decks. Here he is, hard at work.
When we moved into our house, we were a little concerned that the deck's balusters were too far apart for little kids to play around. Also, the wood was really old and splintery. So Jeff spent a week sanding it down. He removed the old balusters and replaced them with new ones closer together. Then we re-stained it. Here are a few more pictures.


This is the finished product. Way to go, Geoffy!

5 comments:

Susan said...

Wow! I am impressed with his handywork. It's so nice to have a hubby with skillz. :)

Tyler said...

A handyman in his domain. I know the feeling well, growing up with my father....

That is a fine-looking (and safe!) deck.

Goose said...

What a man. That is all I can say. Also, thanks for letting us stay at your house. WE loved it.

Emily said...

Great Job, Jeff! The deck is way impressive, as is your ability to find time to "do it all," as they say. Looks like you are one busy dude.

Tankfos said...

I had no idea that so much dust could come from one sanding of a deck. It is looking nice.