Caleb got so tired of looking at the flowery mid-50’s wrought iron porch columns on our 1941 home. He was complaining so much, that we had to do something. He was afraid that when he started walking that he would plummet off of the porch and get hurt. Because we are ever conscious and responsive to the tastes and desires of our 7 month old, we decided it was beyond time to fix up the house.
Caleb demanded that the following items get fixed…
1. Replace the wrought iron on the front porch with wood post and rails
2. Fix the leak around the fireplace
3. Replace the rotten siding on the garage
4. Replace the door to the shed at the back of the garage
5. Paint the house and garage
We (Edd – the carpenter) are half-way finished with #1. Edd (the carpenter) will hopefully finish the remaining tasks associated with fix-it item #1 this week and go on to #2 this weekend.
In an effort to document this exciting time, I have included “before” and “middle” pictures of the little house in the hood face lift. The “after” pictures will come later.
The "before" picture of our house...
A closer view of the "before" porch...
Removing the wrought iron...
After the wrought iron is removed...
A picture of the porch with the railing...
A closer view of the railings from the porch...
After Edd (the carpenter) puts up the railings on the steps, we are going to have to start painting. More pictures are to follow...stay tuned.
1 comment:
I can't wait to see more pictures...how fun!!
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