Someday We'll Watch Storms From the Porch

But today we'll stay inside and be thankful the the roof is on the house. This is being typed at the end of a long windy, rainy day. But we'll show what happened before that.

Day three of the porch saw the addition of our little triangle that makes a normal shed roof into a little something else. As with all the design ideas that will (or are supposed to) add charm to our house, Jody has laid claim to the triangle concept. Triangles must be harder than rectangles though, because it took a whole day and a lot of measuring to put on that piece of charm yesterday. Apparently the stairs are still my idea...meaning that the jury is still out. If only we could figure out where to put the lightswitches for them...

The outline of the porch roof triangle, and perhaps an afternoon nap?

We had a few days of nice weather, and they alternated between framing the inside, and continuing to finish the exterior. The windows are all in, and with the porch on, only the siding and doors will alter the view from the exterior.

Hopefully the siding will made the house look less like a can of Coors.

However, wind and rain came with vengeance today, actually blowing some of the rigid foam, not yet fully secured, around and off the house. Work continued inside as well as under the roof of the porch. We've picked a bead-board ceiling for the porch, which went in today. Jody has suggested that we go ahead and buy the porch swing now on the off chance that they'll install it for us as well.

Porch Ceiling

Despite the rain, the brain trust met today in the basement to discuss plumbing. With joists running the opposite direction that the drains have to go and few interior walls on the main floor, our plumber went through a number of plans before we settled on one that might work best. Although I've gotten the impression that "better" might just mean "easier for him".

We'll have to see...

The basement bathroom, outlined in dirt.

Weather dependent, the pour might take place this week.

Head Design Chief

Apparently, Zippy had some questions about the wall locations yesterday evening when we were over for a short visit.

- A