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Comments (18)Atlasvi, I can't get your picture open. What am I doing wrong?? I have an old Mac and sometimes it doesn't perform too well....I'd love to see it; does it open for you when you preview it? Sorry to be a pain, but I would love to see what your idea looks like, And Sweeby, so that's what you meant!! I had tried to picture all sorts of "rooflines" and yours is so beautifully simple. That is an interesting take on angles and I like it. Thanks for tackling that drawing so that I could see what you had in mind BTW, how do you DO that??? Ihave so much to learn about drawing programs. So no posts, huh? Amyks, thank you, and you are always welcome to come hang out at this one.... All of you, I'm overwhelmed that you would take time to give me your ideas. I was concerned that nobody would even care, and boy was I wrong. Thank you for your ideas, I am giving attention to every one of them. Thank you!!!...See MoreHelp me 'cute up' my front porch!
Comments (76)Jen, I'm just now seeing this thread and LOVE the changes you've made!!! They seem to go perfectly with your style and look so darn pretty! I think your DH's hot pink choice for the table was prefect. You've inspired me to take some chances with my own too sedate porch. Questions: ~ Did you use a primer coat first on your wicker? I have no idea myself, but I do remember painting a white wicker chair dark green once, and it just seemed to absorb the paint! Like yours, it took several cans to get it covered. I wonder if I should prime my wood table first before painting it? ~ Did you use a sealant on it afterwards? ~ Are you planning on painting the coffee table base? If so, what color? Anyhoo, I think your porch reno was a huge success and can't wait to see it with that (fantastic!) rug when it arrives. Keep the pics coming! Lynn...See MoreFront porch dilemma
Comments (14)We did. The inspector was actually very good we thought. Initially the home appeared to be pretty solid.There were several things, for lack of a better word, that were ‘hidden’- for instance we may have taken a closer look had we realized how uneven some of the floors were- amazing what can be hidden by carpet and a lot of ‘extra padding’. We didn’t realize the extent of the issue until carpet was out and some walls were down. We knew there was a problem with the porch and prior to closing had estimates done for repair. Originally the thought was that the stairs were failing because of settlement or improper footing- which may still be the case as well as what you see in the picture. The companies that originally quoted us for repair I think took a closer look and started hedging. This was a custom built home....builder no longer building- no surprise there!...See MoreWhat to do with front porch of Spanish Colonial Revival bungalow?
Comments (10)Its a good idea getting rid of the two beams. Let me show you where our front door is as I can tell its hard to see from the photos! My original vision was something like this below but the contractor didnt really listen to our ideas he just replaced everything (termites/dryrot) and kept it the way it was (a whole other story) assuming thats what we wanted, so I'm not really liking it since a different vision was the whole reason we had it torn down. We did remove the step in front of the door and brought the whole porch up with more cement, then made it that much taller on the roof side to compensate....See MoreRL Relocation LLC
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