The Daily Hailey

Yard project #1 is accomplished!! 🏅

We have this big, tall, beefy deck in our backyard, and the dead space under it needed a purpose. I don’t know if I’ll always feel this way, or its just the stage of life that I’m in, but I NEED space to be practical. So, rather than using up another big chunk of the backyard for a shed, or keeping our garage messy with outdoor things, we decided to close in under the deck and use it as a storage area! 

Brady worked on it all last week, first levelling the ground

putting a water drainage solution on the underside, then framing the side walls, floor, and front wall.

Then sheeting.

Then a gutter, and a door. There is even a spout in anticipation for a rain barrel! Woot! 

Let’s talk about the obvious. The exterior is not so pretty at this point. We’re not too worried about it. There are options. For this moment, I think we may just end up coating it with a weatherproofer. We may also paint it. I vote purple 😂 Who’s surprised?? We may also decide to throw siding up, but that would happen maybe next year. We have enough planned for this season, and as we all know, money isn’t exactly flowing in excess. We saved for our projects, but we also have to be smart. So, for now, we go cheap. Its worth it to have that storage space. Now that this is build and the garage is mostly finished, we can see what in our garage actually has a home here and what to get rid of for good. 

I’m rabbit trailing. I am SO happy to have our backyard storage completed!! 

Today is blustery and grey, so all things considered, we’re going to enjoy a different kind of day inside. My beautiful sun-kissed family needs a cozy day together ❤️