Week three of construction on the porch
that is being built on the back of our house.
I thought that I was going to have to show you the same pictures as last week because most of the time this past week, we were waiting for the concrete to cure. Which, by the way, is much like watching paint dry. However, the mason's crew are back at work and making visible progress.
We have also been doing some behind the scenes work on trying to pick out things for other parts of the project. We have decided on a patio door design and it has been ordered. And after much debate, we have decided that two ceiling fans will suit the space best. We still have to order them after we finalize our design choice.
Here are a few pictures from this week.
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| The holes are getting 16" bases made from cemented cinder blocks. More concrete is being poured down the openings and dirt is being tamped around the piers. |
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| On top of the base in the ground are 8' squares that will be faced with brick. They are not finished yet. |
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| We are hoping we can get a brick that matches a little better than this one. We'll see. |
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| We also had the trusses delivered for the roof. The truck driver who delivered them was very skilled. He backed easily into the drop off location with only about an inch to spare on either side of the gate opening that leads to the back driveway. There he slid the trusses onto the ground from the truck bed. |
Until next time...
