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Mark created the problem when he drew that white door into his garage plans. The door asks for a platform with stairs. Jan thought why not a full width deck maybe wrapping around the back side, Adam wanted parabolic curves and I, a staircase that lands on the driveway. Mark ended the discussion when he pronounced it would be an eighteen by ten foot rectangle with a short set of stairs landing near a cobbled path that snaked through the woods.
At lunch, after weÃd erected the posts and the bearing beam, Jan asked me, ìDonÃt you think a two level deck would be great?î
Looking out for Mark and my own limited free time, I stopped Jan with, ìI hate wood.î
ìBut youÃre a carpenter.î
ìAnd I hate wood. If you want another level, make it out of stone. Something, anything that doesnÃt require maintenance.î