The Deck Part 2: Detaching from the house and then some

Orsi's dad attached the deck to the new posts and cut the deck away from the house:

We wanted to pry the long, wide boards attached to the house away, but there's no room to pry. So we cut away the metal brackets:

 

Those sparks are hot! With the bracket cut loose, we removed the piece of wood, making room to pry the boards off:

 

 

We removed the large bolts and pried away. Some segments were stuck pretty good, and some practically fell off. This is why you don't attach the deck to the house! Here are some of the boards we pulled off:

While we were at it, we removed most of the rotted siding as well. Some of the foam board underneath will probably also have to go:

 

The next step will be to replace the window and sliding door over the deck. Then we can redo the siding. Then we can close the deck back up.