The Porch Project

The contractor finally showed up yesterday....

Personally, I think they're crazy. But I already can't wait 'til Spring.

This morning's view, showing the framing they built yesterday. The contractors (sanely) stayed home on Wednesday, with the single-digit temperatures.

Here's the view when we got home tonight. The really obvious gains are the railings, steps to the landing, and a ceiling on the porch. The guys were about to install a lot of trim, but it's too dark now to show that. Perhaps I'll catch it tomorrow.... What's left? Finish up the trim, siding on the front, a new overhead lamp "inside," & (I think) eaves troughs. Later we'll stain the deck and modify the (brick) sidewalk. Spring's coming. I can feel it.

They don't, unfortunately, quite line up with the sidewalk. That will likely turn out to be a Spring project.

More or less complete, now. It still needs gutters (due today, I'm told) and a bit of electrical work.

Our new porch, from the road. Exteriors of Lansing built the porch (and, in other years, installed the windows, and the siding, and the roofing ). Good folks.

One last photo of our new porch. Now with gutters and lights.

A flower a day for January ....