The Front Porch - Day 3

More progress today. The whole thing is now covered in metal with integral gutters on each side.

The Front Porch - Day 2

The work is going quickly. Thursday all the framing was repaired and new decking installed.

And new roofing paper applied over that.

Stay tuned for Friday's progress...

The Wait Is Over

Yesterday the dog started barking about something. He is good about letting us know when something new is happening. Once he is confident we are aware of what's going on, he stops.

This time it was because the roofer was here and starting to get things done.

The area over the front door is a flat roof with a rubber membrane. Or I should say *had* a rubber membrane.

Four layers of roofing were removed. Some of the framing is bad due to previous water damage and needs to be replaced. Other joists just need sistering.

Then new decking, gutters, and roofing material.

Then the columns and other millwork can get repaired/replaced. And finally painted.

The Waiting is the Hardest Part

Over time we'd noticed issues around the front facade which is why we had the front tuck-pointed last year. This year the plan was to get the mill-work repaired and repainted. Along the way we determined the flat roof needed to be redone as well.

There was some initial discussion about getting it done for Little Man's graduation party in June, but that didn't really work out. It was going to be too hard to get it squeezed into the short time frame.

I've lost track of time of when exactly this was, but I arrived home from work one night a while back and our contractor was on the boulevard explaining to the sub the various bits of carpentry that need to be fabricated. Fluted columns, moldings, and turned bits. Things were starting to line up.

I made a mental note that I should start on the cellar doors and wondered if I would have them done (or not!) before the front work was done. At the time, I thought it would be close. So I got started on the cellar doors.

And finished them.

Then a couple of weeks ago the scaffolding showed up for the front.

And the painting started. The prep, the priming, and the painting of the front proceeded pretty well.

As they were finishing up, we mentioned some other spots around the house that needed love. It's been ten years since the sides and back were painted, so needing a little touching up is normal. They jumped right on it and had all of it done pretty quickly.

Were still waiting on the roofer and the various carpentry, though.

The painters will have to come back to finish up after that.