Dave versus the pool deck

Last summer, I was lucky to get a used pool deck from a friend who was having his above ground pool removed. Er, should I say, In exchange for the deck and his pool filter and equipment, I, (with the help of two of my best friends, Jake and my Father-in-Law), we dismantled the pool for him. Fair exchange, I think.

In my mind, I was hoping after we re-construct it, it will look like this:

 

Or better yet, it will look like this:

But no..., so far it looks like this:

 And it doesn't look better at this angle either....

So far it doesn't look like much, but I'm fortunate to have a Father-in-Law with a lot of construction experience, stay tuned for updates.......