Making Progress

The old porch is gone (but not too far) and the new one is taking shape.

This will be covered with a galvanized and corrugated steel roof.  Vinyl wraps will be added to posts and vinyl railings and balusters will make it a cozy place to hang out.

Here's a little reminder of our inspiration house in Napa rescued and designed by Carolyn Leonhart.  We recently found out that Jerome township previously applied to have this house torn down.  Their request was denied because the surrounding area was "too affulent."  So I guess this project qualifies as a rescue as well!

This is how tough Jim is to work with...  "Jim, do you think we could move this old porch to the back door?"  "I don't see why not."  This will actually work great until we figure out exactly what we're doing back here.

Remember these rather sorry looking steps?  I had thought to keep them in tact and paint... but with all the construction traffic they were falling apart and becoming unsafe.

Carpenter Craig Beechy is really giving them new life now!

Now what to do... I'm thinking of painting the risers white to add some definition (and safety) and leaving the tops natural with a couple coats of poly.  Even though I originally wasn't going to do anything here... it's a major improvement.