Porch progress...

[Daniel Meyer]

More work on the front porch of The Old Vic...hopefully will finish the framing next weekend...the heat shut me down this weekend...

http://theoldvictorian.com/2015/08/24/piers-set/



(I'll post an introduction here soon...just been swamped!)

[Mick_VT]

its gonna feel like a whole different house! In a good way of course

[Gothichome]

Daniel, good to have you on board. Was that one of the poarch supports? It looks like they just creosoted one end of an old stump and put it in the ground.

Edit, never mind an answer, just read your blog.

[Sara]

I really can't wait to see your big porch reveal. Nice work. Really.

[Daniel Meyer]

Framing done...

http://theoldvictorian.com/2015/08/31/a ... of-course/

[Yankeegirl]

Daniel - just finished reading your blog - you are an inspiration !!! And I have to say - you have the most gorgeous roof I have ever seen. I want that on my house - I don't even care if its the wrong style lol. Oh and a dragon. Must have a dragon. Cant wait to see the finished porch.

[Daniel Meyer]

Daniel - just finished reading your blog - you are an inspiration !!! And I have to say - you have the most gorgeous roof I have ever seen. I want that on my house - I don't even care if its the wrong style lol. Oh and a dragon. Must have a dragon. Cant wait to see the finished porch.

Thank you!

We are REALLY pleased with the roof...and with any luck...won't ever have to do that again

And any old house needs a dragon. Just wouldn't be right without!

[Daniel Meyer]

"They only used planks ripped from the heartwood of virgin forest blue mamba tree. The entire tree must be sacrificed to get a single plank, and it can only be harvested on the blue moon of an even numbered year by nubile virgin females of the endangered vwaliki tribe."

http://theoldvictorian.com/2015/09/08/hot-stuff/

[wletson]

"The heat was the real killer though. Sunday I got the saws/etc out, measured and cut a few boards, put them down, stained a new batch, and then found myself shaking and weak. Decided I must be getting old and put everything up and took the rest of the day off."

Yup, been there this summer. I realized the first time that I was likely de-hydrated. Kept up with water intake after that and was able to push a bit longer. It really has been a ripper of a summer for working outdoors. Not much rain when I wanted to work, but crazy hot.

The porch looks awesome, by the way.

[Daniel Meyer]

The porch looks awesome, by the way.

Thanks! It's starting to at least look like I'm putting things back together, rather than still tearing further and further apart...but of course...I'll get to that!

This weekend's progress:

http://theoldvictorian.com/2015/09/14/progress/