Front Porch Replacement

Porch Roof

With the majority of framing work on the front of the house complete, we could finally clear off the plywood and temporary railings and get the roof on. I had decided along the way that I didn’t want a shed roof, I wanted the porch roof hipped to the corners. That meant not only were […]

Front Porch Replacement

Front Porch: Ledger

We had one last ground prep step, which was to grade out the dirt under the porch, extend the trench we buried the drainage pipe in, and cover it in plastic. We extended the drainage pipe itself and its “sock” and finally covered the whole thing in crushed stone. We need more stone, this was […]

Front Porch Replacement

Front Porch: Footings

Unlike the previous porch, we want to have footings supporting the new front porch. The plans call for three columns: one at each of the front corners and one in the middle, but while they specify the size of joists to use, they don’t specify the size or type of column or footing. I decided […]

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