Monday, August 01, 2011
lot of progress monday
Stanley accepted that the frame was way too far gone to try to salvage. Not surprising, since it’s about 60 years old.
Some rotten clapboards were found and needed replacing. (click to see it big!)
The whole is in the crawlspace under the addition—it used to hold the dryer vent. The crawlspace is now Slink’s domain. (click to see it big!)
It looks so weird! (click to see it big!)
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lee on 08/01/11 at 04:22 PM
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Thursday, August 04, 2011
lumber delivered wednesday, progress by thursday!
Stanley replaced rotting clapboards on Tuesday, and ordered the lumber from Torno in Westport. The wood for the new porch cost about $500, delivered. It came around 10:30 a.m. He moved quickly on getting the framing done.
Stanley assessing things. (click to see it big!)
The base framing board. (click to see it big!)
The frame is in and caulked! (click to see it big!)
Taking a cookie break. Now for the deck ... (click to see it big!)
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lee on 08/04/11 at 04:31 PM
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Sunday, August 07, 2011
moving right along, despite the rain
By Friday evening, Stanley had the tongue-in-groove deck placed. The next steps are trimming the end, sanding, rounding the edges, priming, caulking, then painting. I get to choose the color—I’m not sure yet what color it will be yet, other than it will not not not be battleship gray. He managed to figure out how to deal with one of the framing boards that was way warped. This porch is solid!
Wiping up the puddles that got under the tarp—there was an inch of rain last night! (click to see it big!)
The deck done, not yet trimmed. (click to see it big!)
The edge trimmed, in the middle of sanding. (click to see it big!)
A closer look—it’s looking so good. (click to see it big!)
Assessing the sanding. (click to see it big!)
Getting ready to round the edge. (click to see it big!)
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