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\"The
The door from the bedroom and where the french doors will be to open out to the back porch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In June they started building the porches. They dug down to the piers and put in the supports. They nailed on flashing. Then they put up the ledger and some serious bolts.<\/p>\n

\"They
Back Porch framed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They came back in July and framed the back porch.<\/p>\n

\"Progress
Back Porch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Progress
Back Porch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Progress
Back Porch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Everybody stood on pieces of wood when they worked out there.<\/p>\n

\"The
The back porch before the decking and railings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now it is August. They are putting up the siding. One of the siding crew will be decking the porch.<\/p>\n

\"Boxing
Boxing in so the siding guys have a surface they can work with<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The siding guys conferred and the contractor sent the carpenters back to box in the back porch supports. It would be too complicated to cut and piece around the posts the way they were.<\/p>\n

\"Boxing
Boxing in so the siding guys have a surface they can work with<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The
Before: The posts stick out. They had to be boxed in for the vinyl and aluminum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Boxed
After: Boxed in for the siding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Around this time, the electrician put in the boxes for the ceiling fans, a flood light and security lights.<\/p>\n

\"Installing
Porch ceiling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So here is the porch with the siding and the ceiling partially finished.<\/p>\n

\"Starting
Starting on the decking<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It didn\u2019t take any time at all to put down the decking. He nailed it all in, then trimmed it off.<\/p>\n

\"The
The porch decking<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The back porch with the decking finished.<\/p>\n

\"The
The back porch with the decking, railing and balusters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A couple of weeks later, the deck guy came back and put up the railing and the balusters. The steps can\u2019t go in until the final grade.<\/p>\n

\"The
The back porch with the ceiling, vinyl siding, decking, railing and balusters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You can see the boxes for the ceiling fans.<\/p>\n

\"See
See where the security lights and the floor light will go?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the center will be a flood light toward the field behind the house. The corners have motion detector spotlights that can be aimed.<\/p>\n

\"The
The Back Porch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So, here it is finished.<\/p>\n

\"The
The Back Porch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

June Post: Building the Porches ><\/a>
\nJuly Post: Progress on Porches and the Carport ><\/a><\/p>\n

Next: Ready for Drywall ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In June they started building the porches. They dug down to the piers and put in the supports. They nailed on flashing. Then they put up the ledger and some serious bolts. They came back in July and framed the back porch. 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