[Wayne 962]

Day five, I basically took all of the joists, measured them out to 16" centers, and then used Simpson strongtie brackets to attach them to the front and rear beams. The middle beam does nothing right now, as I only want the deck supported on four points, for easier shimming next time.

I also began to cut some pieces and join them together to make the edge around the rounded part under the diving board (we will remove this later). I covered the whole thing at night with a blue tarp, as I wanted to keep as much sunlight off of the pressure treated wood. It seems that the sun heats the chemicals in the wood, and if it's not tacked down, it twists and bends very easily and then is basically ruined. I ruined about 3 pieces this way by accidentally forgetting to cover them up.

Photos from day five: