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Repairing the Porch, Day Five

For a long time, I have fantasized about having a rental dumpster at my house. I wanted to just go through my house looking for trash and throw it all in that dumpster. Maybe I would even throw things in the dumpster that WEREN’T trash. I would just clean out my house. It would be awesome!

Yesterday, my fantasy came true. My porch repair has generated enough trash that a dumpster rental was warranted. I decided to pay a little more and get a dumpster that was bigger than I needed, and I’d be able to throw extra things in as well. Woo hoo!

Lots of lumber and bushes.

Lots of lumber and bushes.

All the trash is gone, and there is STILL room!  Yay!

All the trash is gone, and there is STILL room! Yay!

While I was loading the dumpster with various household items, Brent was building a knee wall. A knee wall, as I learned recently, is a wall that is around the height of your knees. This particular knee wall is giving extra support to my porch so that, as Karl says, I can have a big party on my porch. Ha!

It's beautiful!

It’s beautiful!

The flooring requires joists that are at least 16 inches on center. My existing joists are 24 inches on center. We decided to double the number of joists and make them 12 inches on center. Karl helped us make some careful and precise calculations and to hang some guide-strings. Brent and I hung some joists, and then we cut some floor boards to do a dry fit. It was so exciting! We got a glimpse of the final product!

Spaces that are too wide.

Spaces that are too wide.

Actual floor boards!  Woo hoo!

Actual floor boards! Woo hoo!

Today we’ll do some more joist work, and hopefully get to securing the floor pieces. Brent leaves tomorrow afternoon, so the clock is ticking…

4 Comments

  1. Carol

    Remind me to vacation at your boot camp some summer – I’m sure I would get tone and fit in short order. Translation: God bless your brother!

    Seriously – this is amazing work, Brad. Hoping you are taking healthy pride in what you are doing.

    And about that dumpster with room in it yet…….

  2. Lauren

    Wow! I am so glad that you are putting in that extra support. Looking back on the old pictures, it wasn’t obvious how much space there was between those joists. It must have been like walking on a trampoline. This porch is going to outlive your house.

    Keep up the amazing work, guys! This is my favorite show!

  3. Elaine Royuk

    It was fun to see a picture of Karl. He has been a huge help for you all. Thanks to Karl. And, Brad be sure you treat him to dinner, but wait til you start getting paid again. 🙂

  4. Debbie

    This is all so exciting! What detail work! This will add so much value to your house! I can see you sitting on your new porch with Gus watching the passer buyers……passerbys? You know what I mean. Lol tick tock!

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