Before and after pictures of the deck. Previous owners had a wooden planter built onto the deck and wooden barrel. After moving them realized it's not a good idea to use wood planters on a wood deck. Had to replace all of those boards where the planters were sitting. Also added a bigger step for more support. Am sure will have to replace the whole thing eventually but hopefully this will last us several more years. We are really enjoying having a nice useable deck - having plenty of shade and nice temperatures. I think we have already spent more time on this deck in just the past few months than we used the deck the entire 7 years living in Kansas.