Last time I reported on my porch was over two months ago. Let’s see how far we’ve come since then. Shall we?
Basically, there is no porch left. I’d just like to draw your attention to the green rain gutter with the white spout. The husband tried to kill me with this and I have a nice scar on my lower lip to prove it. He didn’t secure it so when I stepped on it, that white tip hit my face and I was cut by the sharp, dirty edge.
The temporary plywood was taken up for joist repair. This lovely handrail keeps the mail carrier (and us) from falling into the gaping hole. We don’t invite guests over, so that’s a non-issue.
See the chunk o’ bricks in the background? That was just moving around willy nilly in the ground. A deeper hole was dug out to install proper cement footing. That ain’t going nowhere now.
I’ve gotta say…this kind of makes me nervous. I mean, what’s it sitting on? So, hubby has worked on major bridges and structures that are still standing. Do you think this looks kosher? Or does he want to finish the job that the rain gutter didn’t take care?
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Wow, your porch looks scary! I would be so nervous with a project like this. But seems you guys have it under control!
Comment by Cherry@NewburghRestoration — June 24, 2009 @ 10:15 am
This looks really scary indeed! If I’m not getting too personal—do you guys argue a lot during renovation? I think I probably would’ve murdered my boyfriend by this point in your reno. Especially after the gutter cut! But maybe I’m just a shrew. That is a strong possibility.
Comment by Judy — June 24, 2009 @ 10:31 am
I think this is my most favorite post of yours ever…just sorry you had to take a smack to the face for it!
Love it…
Comment by Renovation Therapy — June 24, 2009 @ 10:55 am
I should mention that he has been a structural engineer for the past 21 years, so I kind of have faith in him. I guess.
We’ve been living with renovations since 1994 (different houses) so we’re used to this. The porch is more embarrassing than scary to me because we’re on the main road into town and everyone sees we’ve been working on it for the last 2 years. Not to mention the entire house is screaming for a paint job.
We never argue. He knows I’m always right. Which may explain why he’s trying to kill me.
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