2018 - Prep
We designed the house to have a back porch in the future, it had been 11 years since we moved in permanently. When we did the repairs from the flood, I decided we should start the porch project.
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| 2018, porch ledger and door |
This entailed putting in an entrance door to the porch and a ledger to support the porch. I also removed the bay window.
2019 - Footers
In September of 2019 I had footers put in for the porch.
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| Marking our septic system |
I used Techno Metal Posts since my septic and electrical are in the same area the posts need to go.
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| Techno Posts being installed |
It was a miserable day in October when the posts went in.
November 2019
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| Matt helping frame |
With the posts installed I started framing, with Matt's help.
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| Deck Frame complete Nov2019 |
By Thanksgiving the deck was framed, some say over framed, and I paused for the winter.
2020 - Covid Project
The porch became our Covid project, everyone was afraid to gather. So we stayed home, I worked on the porch, with the help of a few others.
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| Paul Sacco helping put on decking. |
Work really started back up in May.
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| Jim Anderson, master carpenter |
By June it was decked we started putting up posts and supports for the roof. I got a lot of help from my neighbor Jimmy Anderson, there is no replacement for having help from a skilled carpenter like Jimmy.
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| Nephew David helping out |
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| June hauling shingles up to the roof. |
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| September 2020 |
By September it was looking like a porch.
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| Travis helping with the screens |
Travis helped us screen in just over 1/2 of the porch.
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| Done late fall 2020 |
The finish work is all Aluminum or vinyl, no painting.
It was done before winter, sans the north stairs and some trim around the bottom. Finish work is never done.
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