Rear Elevation




I am repeating the photo at the right so you can see the progress step by step.


Below, on the opposite end of the porch we extended the cover over the section that the previous owner left open. In this photo the porch has been raised to door level and the crew is removing the last of the old windows.




















Left are the new windows and the first step in trimming them out.









Below, on the other end of the porch you can see the new window and door trim
















Remember from earlier posts, the old metal rafters were showing. Now, the bead board ceiling is done and waiting for the painters and the electricians to come.


Below is a shot from on top of the boat dock, showing the new improved version. When I began, I said I wanted an old country porch but think I may have upgraded that vision to "southern veranda".



The porch and steps will have hand rail much like what you see in the foreground which is on the boat dock. (I had to back all the way to the backside of the upper deck to get the whole house in the view finder).




This is the rear elevation, after the area under the porch deck was stuccoed. There is still some junk in the yard obstructing the view but we are making progress.









Below: This morning (Sept. 15, 2008) just as the sun lit the surface of the lake, saws buzzed above my head, cutting in the dormer for the bunkroom upstairs.


The frame for the dormer soon began to take shape. Two windows will fill the front face of the dormer for a great view of the lake below.










The new dormer is complete and below in the next photo is the result of the first day of painting. One of the more creative painters left a little 'love' on the dormer window. How cute.

This photo was taken late and is very shadowed so the color is not clear. It is a grayed, brown with a hint of green. I like the color but it is not exactly what I started out with!