The new porch...

It has begun!  We moved into our house in 1997 and have been going non-stop with the home renovation projects ever since.  New bathroom, new kitchen, new doors, new garden, new sheathing and siding, new deck, new plumbing and new wiring...the list can go on.  We've had to hire out some things like chimney work and the roof but we've managed to do the majority of all other work by ourselves or with K's Dad's help.  It's really remarkable to think back at what this solid yet neglected house looked like 13 years ago. 

And now we've hired a local contractor, Scott Bookwalter of Maple Leaf Construction to rebuild our porch.  What was wrong with it?  The foundation was cracked, it sloped towards the house, the posts were rotted, the stairs were the wrong ratio and it was looking bad, bad, bad.  This was a small yet big job because it was going to involve rebuilding the foundation and taking out the old brick and cement work and pouring a lot of cement.  The roof part above the porch was just fine and that would need to be supported. 

This is what it looked like before:  click link

And here is what is going on now.  It is so exciting to come home from work to see what has happened during the day.  It's like having house elves working hard! 

The portion above the porch is supported and the walls and posts are down.  Max the neighbor cat is visiting. 

All the cement is gone. 

The form for cement work is built.  This will be the first cement pour. 

Stay tuned!