This week saw the biggest exterior change come to the house. We had decided to add an awning over the porch off the kitchen so that we would be out of the rain while entering the house. Our foreman, Nate, is also an extremely skilled carpenter, so we gave him some rough guidelines (roof over the door, make it look good and sympathetic with the house) and he ran with it. The results are stunning.
It totally changed the look of the front - gave it a real entrance that is inviting and appealing. Once we add the new front door it will be even better. This was Chris's favorite moment of construction, however, as he realized that we had an MC Escher staircase going on with three sets of stairs all leading in improbable directions.
You can also see that the concrete is poured for the deck landing, and this meant that the stairs on our other deck were also finally finished.
You can also see that the concrete is poured for the deck landing, and this meant that the stairs on our other deck were also finally finished.
Finally, and possibly the most exciting, we now sort of have a shower. Although it is only barely framed in, and has non-mold resistant drywall around it (to be replaced later?), it does work. I cannot express how nice it was to finally shower. I do sort of wish we had a door on this bathroom, though.
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