Well, Covid has slowed us down a bit this fix up season. With limited stores being open, I have found much of the material online, but with that comes the risk of not getting what I ordered. I have been doing a lot of online ordering and curbside pickup at the orange and blue stores, but unfortunately, orders have been incorrect and pick up time sucks up about 4-5 hours each trip. On my trip to pick up the porch post, the clerk loaded up super expensive posts 6 x 6 cedar posts (almost 4 times the price of what I paid), instead of my 4 x 4 PT posts. So, for the porch repair project, it took almost two weeks to order and gather up all the supplies needed to get the porch done.
Part of the delay was also planning on getting the front of the house stripped of all the rotten shingles and getting the house wrapped before laying the floor boards on the porch. It's always the prep work that is the most important. Without a good foundation, the rest of the work fails.
So, we removed the rot... replaced the joists... wrapped the house around the porch and finally got the boards in place. The front of the house will start looking presentable after many years of neglect by the prior owners.
Part of the delay was also planning on getting the front of the house stripped of all the rotten shingles and getting the house wrapped before laying the floor boards on the porch. It's always the prep work that is the most important. Without a good foundation, the rest of the work fails.
So, we removed the rot... replaced the joists... wrapped the house around the porch and finally got the boards in place. The front of the house will start looking presentable after many years of neglect by the prior owners.
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The wrought iron handrails pictured above were rusted and rough. We cleaned them up using a wash. We then carefully scraped the loose rust off with a steel brush, follow up with a primer and then a high gloss black.
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 Finally, down! The porch floorboards are Meranti Mahogony from Builders Surplus |
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We found that we were always jumping off the side to get to the side yard, so it was a must that we add new steps. We pulled our permit. Any more than two steps, you need a permit. We decided to go with an ultra-comfortable rise and run adding 4 steps.
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Siding on the house has started as well. To get the hand railing on the steps, I sided enough to get the step rail installed. White cedar shingles are being installed with stainless steel nails to prevent any bleeding and staining.  |
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The next upgrade to the porch is the ceiling. We pulled the vinyl from the ceiling to find a lot of rotted bead board. The light fixture had no electrical box. And the beads are running parallel to the house rather than perpendicular to the house adding a lot of unnecessary seams. We will be pulling it all down and starting fresh. Historically, a light blue paint was used for porch ceiling, but we are going with a natural stain on the beadboard. We are also adding an addition ceiling fixture, security camera and a couple of convenience receptacles to plug in our holiday lights. All that light blue is going away. |
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