Columns and Railing

They graded the front yard to cover up the hole in front of the front steps. Wow, I'm excited about the way this is turning out. They will be getting to front porch railing sometime next week. The supplier sent the wrong material, so they have to wait until it comes in. Looking great though!


Close up of column in front.

Back deck columns now have stone on them.

Back deck also has a railing - this is an aluminum railing system. Lots cheaper than wrought iron and looks great. I'm very happy with the way it turned out and even got compliments from the supplier who is putting in our indoor railing system.

Checking out the new deck. We've already enjoyed a few beers here.

Back Deck Stairs

They finished the deck stairs. Railing should come early next week.

Back Deck

More pictures forthcoming on the back deck completion showing stairs and then maybe railing early next week. The stairs are done, but the railing was ordered early this week, so they need to fabricate it. We went with an aluminum, no maintenance railing that looks really nice. A LOT cheaper than wrought iron, which is what I was thinking for the front porch anyway.

They are going to have to do something tricky because the rail doesn't bend for our curved front stairs, but there isn't much distance, so 2 straight sections will look fine. The price difference was ~$4,200 vs. ~$1,100. I would rather use the ~$3k for something inside!! :-)

Back Porch Roof Trusses and Big Beam

They have completed the support beam for the back porch roof and set the trusses.

Back Porch Grading

They did get to the grading in the back porch area so that the framers can start on framing the roof onto the columns.

Back Porch Preparation & Window Wells

The window wells are complete so that they can start framing on top of the pilasters and put the beam in to support the roof over the back porch. They need to also back-fill a portion in the back before they can put the deck up. The deck will be one of the last things, but the framers will come back to do that.

We also recently learned that we are about 4 weeks behind schedule. Instead of August 1, we are probably looking at September 1. They are bringing an additional framer on site to help speed up the process a bit. It was slow going for awhile because of all of the angles.

Columns for Back Porch

Columns for the back porch are awaiting something to happen...

This week they should start excavating for the septic tank. They will move some of the top soil dirt from the pasture and stir it up a bit so it will be ready for landscaping at the end.