All the rain that falls on my roof or yard ends up in a pair of sumps by the side of the house, from where it's pumped uphill then out into the street swale.
If the pumps fail, the house floods.
Last weekend I did an inspection and discovered that 2 of the three sump pumps were inoperable, plus the covering deck was starting to crumble from rot. I tore up the old deck and got a plumber in to replace the pumps. There's now one in each sump, with a crossover connection near the top.
Then I rebuilt the deck on top. I thought about using composite, since it ought to be very rot resistant, but wood's still a lot more comfortable to walk on in bare feet, when it's in the hot sun. So here's another redwood decking job.
I finished it with penofin verde, an environmentally friendly oil that cleans up (sort of) with soap and water.
