Sunday, October 17, 2010

Another small project...about the house...a droopy overhang - fixed...

...about 11 years ago the Church purchased this house as a FEMA buyout - as the lake rose to it's foundation...and moved it here...and built a basement and slid it onto it...

...apparently when the house was at the lake - it didn't have a large front deck - it only had a little portico under this overhang - which they just left hanging out there in space with nothing supporting it...

...so after a while it began to droop a little - and the water would no longer flow down the gutter - but would overflow onto the deck and then freeze there in a huge puddle of ice...all winter...

...so we decided to remedy that by jacking that corner up and adding a support beam...

...and a little cross piece to keep people from walking into the post...

...there - you can really see the difference - with the droop all gone...

...we added some railing to match the rest of the deck - and the Man slid his grill into the new little cubby that created - it somehow makes the entryway a little bit more private and cozy too...

...still working on that blue door - I've got paint chips - and we've almost decided...

4 comments:

  1. Interesting how a job can get put off for ages. Then it gets done and you think - why didn't we do this years ago!

    It does look really attractive - and when that door gets painted, well, there'll be no talking to you!

    Just had a look at the tie dying tutorial. Gosh, I remember making lovely tie dyes back in the 1970's. I remember one yellow tee shirt, lovely!

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  2. Goodness. I am so glad the overhang was repaired! It looks great and safe.
    Peace, Angela

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  3. Well done once again! I always enjoy reading your fix-it entries. :)

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  4. We're up to our elbows in fixer-upper projects right now too... the mad rush before winter arrives! What a great team you are:-)

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