We had a hugely productive weekend! We started out with the setting of the pillars and hoisting of the support beam - this was done Friday night... (we both got off work around 3pm that day)
Then Saturday morning after our plumbing catastrophe, Peter fixed it up quite nice. :) No more leaks! (for tonight anyway!)
Saturday morning I FINALLY started staining our front door.
Prepping the non-stainable parts:
Trim first, brick molding next, then panels, then the flat areas. It's very scientific. :)
Meanwhile, Peter worked on the porch, hanging the stringers.
Beautiful, chilly 55* weather! PERFECT for working on the house!
Frame done, on to the door. :)
1/2 the stringers are up!
ALL the stringers up! :)
Didn't he do a great job?
One side is done! :) Now, I wait for it to dry... I'll put the glaze on tomorrow and stain the other side on Tuesday.
By the end of Saturday evening Peter had most of the sheathing up on the roof.
Usn's after a hard days work. Ken & Liesl came up and helped on Saturday then we went out for a delicious Indian food supper! Thanks K&L!
Lizzy came up too! She and Dozer had a staring match through the window. :) Lizzy won.
Finally, as if he hadn't done enough that day, Peter installed our low-profile entryway light! A beautiful improvement from the ugly brass monstrocity that was there previously. :)
Today (Sunday) after a.m. meeting we finished putting the rest of the sheathing up, installed the ice and water shield on the roof & laid the tar paper. It's ready for shingles!
On the roof. :)
I'm so pleased! It doesn't look much like a colonial house any longer!!! It's looking more and more craftsman-ish all the time!
Another angle. :)
Porch from underneath. It's 30" long by 7" wide. Perfect. :)
Now it's 10pm and time to wind down! I just re-read the post and there are a LOT of smiley faces, but I think they are well warranted! Hope you had a lovely weekend too!
Then Saturday morning after our plumbing catastrophe, Peter fixed it up quite nice. :) No more leaks! (for tonight anyway!)
Saturday morning I FINALLY started staining our front door. Prepping the non-stainable parts:
Trim first, brick molding next, then panels, then the flat areas. It's very scientific. :)
Meanwhile, Peter worked on the porch, hanging the stringers. 
Beautiful, chilly 55* weather! PERFECT for working on the house!
Frame done, on to the door. :)
1/2 the stringers are up!
ALL the stringers up! :)
Didn't he do a great job?
One side is done! :) Now, I wait for it to dry... I'll put the glaze on tomorrow and stain the other side on Tuesday. 
By the end of Saturday evening Peter had most of the sheathing up on the roof. 
Usn's after a hard days work. Ken & Liesl came up and helped on Saturday then we went out for a delicious Indian food supper! Thanks K&L!
Lizzy came up too! She and Dozer had a staring match through the window. :) Lizzy won.
Finally, as if he hadn't done enough that day, Peter installed our low-profile entryway light! A beautiful improvement from the ugly brass monstrocity that was there previously. :)
Today (Sunday) after a.m. meeting we finished putting the rest of the sheathing up, installed the ice and water shield on the roof & laid the tar paper. It's ready for shingles!
On the roof. :)
I'm so pleased! It doesn't look much like a colonial house any longer!!! It's looking more and more craftsman-ish all the time! 
Another angle. :)
Porch from underneath. It's 30" long by 7" wide. Perfect. :)
Now it's 10pm and time to wind down! I just re-read the post and there are a LOT of smiley faces, but I think they are well warranted! Hope you had a lovely weekend too!
3 comments:
Awesome job you two!!! It's really looking GREAT! It's been fun watching the progress with you via blog. Keep the pictures coming.
It's beautiful! And it's beautiful seeing the two of you work together!
Wow..sounds like you've had quite the weekend! Looking good...love the porch addition!
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