I originally built my back porch in stages, so it was a hodgepodge of construction. The walls, which started out simply as a railing, were right at ground level, so I had water coming under it. They weren’t insulated and because they did help buffer my bedroom from the cold I decided to rebuild them this summer.
I put a footer down to keep the water out, and built it with normal 2x4 construction so I can insulate the walls. I also put in 3 actual windows, before they were just screens that I would cover with plastic to help keep out the cold.
I just finished the exterior today, put the shingles on the roof of the little end piece I just closed in. Here are some before & after pictures.
It may look very similar, but that’s because I reused all the cedar I could salvage from the destruction phase. Next summer I’m going to re do the roof, put a real one on it, and then I’ll also cover up that really nice linoleum that is showing.
The good part is that the rest of the work I need to do is inside the porch which, with a swamp cooler, stays nice and cool.
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I cannot even tell you how good that snow looks to me right now. *sighs*
Glad you've completed so much.
And, on a totally different subject, I learned from this:
http://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/copyrightWrapper/watermark.php?display=true&image=http://bp3.uuuploads.com/fun-maps/fun-maps-8.jpg
that Rossi is the most common surname in Italy.
Spiff, eh?
I knew it was a common name in Italy, but not that it was the most common. Cool.
So, I guess you're #1. :D
It also occurs to me that, between re-doing the back of the garage, helping to write a math book, and rebuilding your porch, you really need school to start so you can have a break!
No kidding. I also need school to start to my body can heal, I have at least a half dozen sprains, cuts, scrapes, not to mention all the aches and pains.
I rarely get wounded at school.
Wow what an improvement! Good job Max.
P.S. Whatever happened to Paperback Writer?
Alexia - Paperback Writer had to shut down her blog because of "pressure from school". She's still around, under another name. You can contact her here., and she said that if you leave your email on her Contact Me page (she will not post it) she'll be happy to give you the full story.
Ahhh - I knew about her having to shut down the blog - but for some reason I didn't make the connection!!
Although yesterday when I was posting my question I did think "Wouldn't it be funny if it was..."
Thanks :)
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