Side Porch Progress

Quite a while ago, Pete had the fellas demolish the side of the wrap-around porch that one would mount to come up to the front door from the parking area. It was made of wood and had not survived exposure to the elements. In the meantime, it's been a nice place to store the trashcans outside, and the gas can and an old recycling barrel.

Ah, but today, Pete and the crew added a bit of brick and started positioning the pans on which, later, they'll pour, form, and set concrete so that the porch is more durable. I'm excited to see this coming along...all that traipsing through mud in the front yard has been a bit of a pain for keeping the front foyer somewhat clean!

That orange you can detect there on the supporting braces came from a Home Depot...one of its utility doors that Pete had worked on. That's going to be solid, for sure.
(You do not want to be nearby when these pans are being cut to size. It is some loudness that'll make your left hand slap the manic ringing in your right ear so hard you wake up in Jersey.)
They'll have to wait until after next week's forecast rain to take the next steps of setting up the forms and pouring the concrete.

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Update From March 19
We got enough good weather for Pete to call in a delivery of concrete for the side porch, so that's now completed except for some slight finishing and building the railing. We'll let the pictures tell the story:





Since the porch is not aged, I realize the finished product looks a bit industrial. But with the new rail up and a bit of weathering, it's going to fit right in with the rest of the house. The need for a solid floor base on this open and exposed porch outweighed any goals of extending the wood decking from the front portions. This also brings it more in line with the other side of the house; that part of the wrap-around porch is also concrete.