A Reminder of the Past

Just in case you can't remember what the porch used to look like, Here are a couple of before and after shots.

Paint

The trim installed today has its first coat of paint. The long view almost looks like things are done. Just a bit more outside then on to the interior with wiring, insulation, wallboard, ceiling, interior trim - wow, hope we can finish before the first snowfall!

Almost done

Patched in the trim over the kitchen window and installed most of the trim at the far end. There is one more long piece to install over the roof, then an ogee moulding to tie things together. Next step for now is to paint - we need to get a piece of flashing to put between the last trim piece and the roof. We were able to salvage a lot of trim pieces from the old porch so everything blends in rather well.

Time for the Trim

Here are the pieces that make up some of the ornate trim on the main house's corners and frieze board. The second shot shows new clapboards and the first layer of trim. It's a two part process withe the wider top board sitting over a narrower lower board to create a nice line.

Exterior Paint

Sorry it has been so long for an update. Jen painted the exterior of the porch to match the rest of the house - Nantucket White and Pure White. We're getting close with the outside work. Final trim and some clapboards on the main house need to be installed - hopefully this weekend. We had our first real frost last night so the porch served as a storage for late season plants. Hopefully more updates over the weekend.

Clapboards Going Up Around Door

Here we are adding the many clapboards, some quite short, around the door. Ran out of clapboards. Time to stop!

Doors and Screens are In

The sliding doors and screens are in!

Door Frame In

Here is the view from the kitchen door of the pocket french doors (with plastic protective covering) in.

Door Ready to Go In

The french doors are ready to be installed.

Here's a before shot of the house. We probably should have just pulled all of the claps off and started anew but that would have required more clapboards than we have in our inventory. Future project.

We had a guest early this morning - no, that's not Louie but Lola our Town Manager's cat. Lola craves companionship and tried to come in through the bathroom and bedroom windows.

Siding Under Way

Completed siding the road side of the porch. The different colors are because some clapboards were pre-primed and others were scraps from the inside of the porch. We also had to blend back into the main house so there are some patches there too. I know they don't match up in the corner but that is because a goal was to have a full clap at the bottom of the windows and the top. Once everything gets painted Nantucket white it shouldn't be very noticable.

Siding

Here's the before and after - unfortunately we'll be returning to the before to correct a few mistakes. Things started out okay but if you zoom in close, you can see a couple of cracked clapboards which will not do. Repairs should be fairly simple. It's nice to see what the final product is going to look like though.

Roofing Complete

An early start allowed for completion of the roof shingles. There's still a piece of flashing that needs to be installed between the sidewall and the roof but that will come later when the trim is installed.

The View From Inside

Finally, the view from below is clear. We had to knock off early because of the heat. Too much movement on the hot roof was starting to dent the shingles. We'll finish tomorrow in the cool of the morning then on to siding.

Flashing Our Way Up

Flashing between the window frame and sheathing is woven all the way up so any water will be deflected down and away from the window. Once all the shingles and flashing are installed, the window can be set for good. Here the plastic protective film has been removed.

Dad on a Hot Tin Roof

Had some help this morning. It's so much more efficient with one cutting, one passing and one on the roof installing. The first four courses were pretty easy as there was minimal cutting. Once we got to skylights, it was time to do a lot of measuring and cutting since a single shingle is 36" and there is about 40" between the skylights.

Roofing Begins!

After quite a while in a holding pattern (the last two weekends away) , we are ready to start installing the shingles. It is fairly orderly except for working around those skylights - we had to have three of them! Scaffolding is up and the boys have pledged to help out on Saturday.