Starting the Porch

The Block


The footing (5/8" rebar set in 16" of concreate)


Dog in/on finnished concreate


Dog Trail


Setting the block



Billy Bob the inspector

If somebody has written it, then it must be true.

Section of the opinions page in the Sunday edition of the Montana Standard.



That's right, I think ill update my resume immediately to include "Visionary" or maybe ill have my business cards redone.

Kind of scary, this might also be the first time anyone has referred to me as "Mr."

2nd story decking

THe composite decking is great stuff, a little expensive, but it doesnt require painting, & is immune to splitting or cracking. A draw back is the material is more flexable, so the sub structure cannot excede 16" spans. We had to do some addaptaions to the old supports to make up for this issue.

Stairs

Base plates


Two Steel Post for landing hanging for paint.


Risers


Beams for stringers


Painting


The Install


Installing the Composite treads

This week , well finnish up the decking on the 2nd story. The center post is still being rebuilt, & will be reinstalled latter this week. Then the two remaining posts will be removed for restoration. With the decking installed I can build the hand railings. The railings will match the design of the Iron fence that runs across the front of the building(still being restored). Hopefully the city will be starting their new sidewalk project. The Iron work will be installed into the cement sidewalk.


Sand blasting the old iron work fences. Some of the fencing will require straiting & repainting.

Front porch work begins

Porches on this place are in pretty bad shape, the decking is shot. & the coble stone foundation has failed in several spots causing the whole thing to slump.


On the right side is one of three bedrooms in each unit, this front room has its own door. Kind of a bad design, as the front door is inches away from this door, & for security, noise & heating reasons having a door to this front bedroom is kind of unappealing. The previous owners solved the problem, by installing sheets of T-111 over the doorways.
I am not sure which is worse idea, The 2nd door or the T-111 wood siding. Since this isn't a trailer park I pulled the T-111 siding off and bricked up the doorway properly.


Removed T-111


Hidden doorway.


Bricking up the doorways