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Note: Also posted on Woodnet because one of their members was involved.
Our house has a wrap-around porch which was a huge selling point for me. Part of it is
enclosed but there was no way to access this side of the back yard from this porch. You'd
have to walk around the back of the house or go around the front and through a gate.
Before:
We live in a Historic District so I had to present my plans and get approval from the local
historic committee. Apparently, I was the City's first powerpoint presentation. Most people
submit a simple sketch. Anyway, I mocked up the plans in Sketchup and got approval.
After I dug the footers, Woodnet member, Disc Golfer, dropped by and took away most of the
dirt for me. Thank you! He encouraged me to post the finished project. This was last October!
I had to dig 4, 30" deep holes. That was a lot more concrete than I thought! I poured the
footers and used 4 metal post anchors.
In a weekend, I got the whole thing framed and got the stair stringers in. A few more days to
get the decking and treads on. Then the temps dropped and it was just too cold to get the
railings on. This pic is actually from this spring. In that span of several months, I managed to
wrap the posts with PVC trim board.
So at the meeting, I said I would make the new railings match the profile and appearance of
the entryway to the house.
I actually cut all the railing profiles and post caps last year but there was so much rain this
spring, I couldn't get them installed and painted until recently. This past weekend I finished
the skirt boards and installed lattice.
In a separate post, I'll show off the screen door construction. My wife will do the landscaping
around the new stairs. I need to sand and touch up paint a few spots.
Paul
Our house has a wrap-around porch which was a huge selling point for me. Part of it is
enclosed but there was no way to access this side of the back yard from this porch. You'd
have to walk around the back of the house or go around the front and through a gate.
Before:
We live in a Historic District so I had to present my plans and get approval from the local
historic committee. Apparently, I was the City's first powerpoint presentation. Most people
submit a simple sketch. Anyway, I mocked up the plans in Sketchup and got approval.
After I dug the footers, Woodnet member, Disc Golfer, dropped by and took away most of the
dirt for me. Thank you! He encouraged me to post the finished project. This was last October!
I had to dig 4, 30" deep holes. That was a lot more concrete than I thought! I poured the
footers and used 4 metal post anchors.
In a weekend, I got the whole thing framed and got the stair stringers in. A few more days to
get the decking and treads on. Then the temps dropped and it was just too cold to get the
railings on. This pic is actually from this spring. In that span of several months, I managed to
wrap the posts with PVC trim board.
So at the meeting, I said I would make the new railings match the profile and appearance of
the entryway to the house.
I actually cut all the railing profiles and post caps last year but there was so much rain this
spring, I couldn't get them installed and painted until recently. This past weekend I finished
the skirt boards and installed lattice.
In a separate post, I'll show off the screen door construction. My wife will do the landscaping
around the new stairs. I need to sand and touch up paint a few spots.
Paul
Some of my friends cal me anal, but I prefer picky or precise. 
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