Moving Along

Despite the storms that came through the area today, the contractors were able to move ahead with framing the new portico. Like many farmhouses, ours has a front door that no one uses and a back door that everyone uses; the back is the actual entrance to the house.

As we considered the new porch and deck design, we decided to go ahead and fix this entrance problem by adding a large portico so the entrance to the house would actually look like an entrance. Not only would people know where to enter, but we'd have a covering from bad weather, good lightning and a great feature to decorate at Halloween and Christmas.

So it's exciting to see our plans coming to life. There's six feet from the front door --oh, how nice it is to say that now with such conviction!-- and the steps, giving us a nice, wide space to come in and out of, to tuck a bench to set grocery bags and such while we unlock the door, and set a grill.

I really love how the angle of the new portico echos the angle of the roof line of the old entrance room. The columns won't end up so thin as they look now, as they will be "wrapped" so they'll appear more substantial. It's hard to visualize this now, but you just have to have faith.


It is easy to see that we'll have quite a bit more space on the deck itself. The old two-level deck has been replaced by a single-level deck and enlarged by three feet, giving us room for a table big enough to seat at least six, and maybe eight people. Ah, heaven.