Porch Progress

In spite of a week of mostly sideways rain, our intrepid builders have managed to build what we can tell is going to be a beautiful front porch. These guys truly are artists and have incredible attention to detail. There is a lot more coming, like the decking, rails and benches, but seeing it thus far is very exciting.


Since the main windows for our living room are within this porch, we went with a polycarbonate/lexan roof material that lets in the maximum amount of light. The stuff we bought is used in greenhouses and does not yellow. The biggest selling point for me was that our builder (Burke) used it on a project at his house and still recommends it! It will be lovely sitting out there even when it might be raining or drizzly.


Just take a look at the details here. (Those small boards spanning each corner are not permanent.) This porch is truly a work of art. I am so thankful we found Burke and his assistant Ray. Speaking of them, here they are in a candid moment, with Burke on the left and Ray sitting on the deck:


I took this shot not only to capture the progress on the porch, but to tease them later about all the ladders they were using. At one point they had SIX ladders of various sizes and they were running up and down them like monkeys. These guys really know what they're doing...in more ways than one!

I look forward to continuing to chronicle the building of this lovely porch. Now that the roof is on, hopefully the guys will be able to not get as wet in our blustery and rainy fall weather.