Landscape boundary work
Sometimes it is neccessary to shore up landscape features that intrude on the deck surface or create a maintenance problem now and in the future. Here is an example of when that was done:
Here is the offending area where the mountain had crept down on top of the deck literally covering the deck in dirt and leaves:
First we excavated the area:
Then we filled it with rock:
Then we were able to fully sand the area and reclaim that space as part of the deck: