Here's the view out the kitchen window during the construction of our covered porch. This shows how much of the sky I'll be losing. Luckily, it's not too bad and having a cover over the front door is definitely a welcome addition!
So what's going on? We've finally decided to do some fixin' up of the ol' homestead. HardiPlank siding to replace the original cedar, windows on the north side of the house that are energy effecient (now the whole house matches), an awning over the rear garage door, a new front door, front porch with cover, and a window in the living room!
The process is moving slower than expected but it's kind of okay since our neighbor, George, is the one doing the work :-) He's a master carpenter and has been doing very nice work.
I've wired up security lighting around the house and trenched in the drainage pipe for the porch rain gutter once we get it mounted. I also opted to have the spouts dump onto gratings instead of directly into the pipe with the idea that all the crap from the tree, moss, nuts, etc. will hit/scatter on that instead of plugging up the gutters. I've used the plug-in screens but it still requires me to walk the roof and clean the gutters. This way the crap will flow down and onto the ground, making clean up much easier and obvious. If it doesn't work it's very simple to plug the downspouts into the existing drain pipes.
I've wired up security lighting around the house and trenched in the drainage pipe for the porch rain gutter once we get it mounted. I also opted to have the spouts dump onto gratings instead of directly into the pipe with the idea that all the crap from the tree, moss, nuts, etc. will hit/scatter on that instead of plugging up the gutters. I've used the plug-in screens but it still requires me to walk the roof and clean the gutters. This way the crap will flow down and onto the ground, making clean up much easier and obvious. If it doesn't work it's very simple to plug the downspouts into the existing drain pipes.
We've FINALLY got rain...the area needs it...heck, our water bill needs it, LOL. My Ducati has been simply awesome to ride. I love it love it love it. Met a couple of neighbors because of her. One guy is into restoring Vespa's and used to buy/repair/sell VW Buses. The other guy finally finished his 1976 Norton 850. Sweet looking ride for sure. He also has a 750.
