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2x8's, hmmm, I used 2x12's on my deck. We choose Brazillian Redwood for the decking material, so it is pretty heavy and dense wood. After everything was said and done, with a deck that is 14 feet by 36 feet, I was at about $10,000 in supplies.

I would have left it empty and just invited Tony Hawk to come over and teach your kids to skate. See then, when they are in their early teens, you can retire.

You seem pretty passionate about this whole thing (probably due to the amount of work it entails), so I hope it works out for you. I am assuming you will have a building inpsector come over and inspect it after you are done, correct?

Bill