Recent content by jrhottle

thanks for the input - a pic would be fantastic, if you don't mind!

Thanks for all the tips, everyone! I really appreciate it. I am kind of bummed because I think its just not feasible to do exactly what I want. @nealtw - already bought black paint to refinish the rail - i agree it looks better, but everywhere else on the outside of the unit uses green. Our...

So, here is another idea - the wall doesn't need to be much bigger than 5' H x 5' W - the rest of it can be like 3-4' high. What if I put a couple flower boxes in the corners to help provide an anchor/support like this picture below. Would that work? I could anchor those down to the deck...

@slownsteady - long story short, a lot of traffic. This is in Chicago, and our neighbors to the west (we share a wall) have a roof deck that is literally 5 feet from ours. To the west are a bunch of condos with top-level balconies that are slightly higher than ours. @nealtw - I agree...

I have a (roughly) 10' x 10' roof deck that sits on top of our flat roof (its a townhome) A few things to note: 1 - Not sure what type of wood it is 2 - It's hard to get a good look at how it is secured to the roof... but it looks almost like it is floating. Im not sure how much of a...