Mat helped me finish the back porch ceiling. After the fan is installed I'll cover the seam with another couple of boards. After this, I started work on the porch floor, or decking. Brian had some Ipe decking imported for he, Sam and I to use for our houses. Brian and Sam used hidden fasteners that hold the decking in place without anything showing on the surface but I wasn't happy with how those would turned out for me so I decided to screw through the top like regular decking. Since this is Ipe, ( an extremely dense species from Brazil ) I can't simply screw it down. I've had to drill pilot holes, then countersink holes, and then screws. All that adds up to more work, longer time. Fortunately it looks really good.
