One of our neighbors came into the store a few weeks ago and said she needed a new front porch and wondered if we could help. We assured her we could and contacted our carpenter friend, Herman Konoske, and went to see the situation.
Her house is about 100 years old and the covered porch is original to the house. The porch boards are tongue and grove and actually extend under the wall of the house into living room. This was a common practice back then. Every step was precarious as the boards were rotted as were the joists underneath. Fortunately the porch columns were in good shape and we were able to utilize them for our new substructure.
Once we removed all of the deck boards and the joists we were relieved to see the main beam under the front wall of the house was in good shape. That made putting it back together quickly.
She selected Tamko Envisions decking in a Greenwood color to match the trim of her home. She had us remove the old railings and repaint the columns with PPG Porter Acri-Shield Paint. The transformation is not just functional, but stunning. Thanks to Herman for his great work.