Porch Progress Report

Work on the new porch

has continued steadily all this week.

Remember last week when the old ceiling

had been removed and I mentioned

I played with the idea of leaving

the ceiling open with the rafters exposed?

After about two seconds I decided,

although I liked that look,

it really wasn't in the spirit of

the "cottage look" of my house.

So I continued with the original plan

of a bead board ceiling.

That has now been installed.

It will be painted white.

I love the look of the brick wall.

The porch is now completely exposed

and all the supporting posts are up.

To avoid future painting maintenance,

the posts have been wrapped with white aluminum.

The old vinyl siding was removed from

the eave of the roof line and covered

with a moisture barrier.

New vinyl has been installed 

at the top of the brick foundation.

This shot makes the porch look massive to me,

but it's really a fairly small one.

All in all, some good progress this week.

What's remaining is a final coat of ceiling paint,

fan installed and

the floor addressed 

(still considering that one).

Oh, and the screens need to be installed!

Hope your weekend is a good one!