EAST PORCH
We had to nail an extra board on top because I did not measure the 2' x 4' x 8' which turned out to be stud grade and are a couple of inches shorter than an 8 footer.
All of our roofing materials are in the trailer so we have to wait until the killer bees are totally gone to finish the porch. We have some left over pressure treated wood that we will use for the deck. The ground slants toward the northwest for rainwater run off. Metal screening will be put on each end to deter critters and bees from taking up residence.
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August 11, 2007: To build the east porch a trip to Habitat for Humanity store was productive. One of our neighbors followed me there to help carry the lumber on his truck. I got two 2' x 4' x 20', ten 2' x 4' x 14' and six 2' x 4' x 8' and two sheets of OSB for $17.00. The brackets and cement pilings were bought new. The entire cost was under $40.00 to build.
I cut the 2' x 4' the height needed for the 1 in 12 pitch for the overhang and nailed them together to make approximate 4' x 4'.
Ron help measure the distance for the brackets for the studs and we put them up together. He did not get particular because I kept telling him it was just the side and the lumber that we bought for fifty cents a piece was warped and curved.
We brought it back as much a possible. It will not fall down since Ron was up nailing on the OSB so we are good. The shade that it provides is invaluable.
Update August 21, 2007: The felt paper was put on for the overhang this morning. I nailed it down with tin cap disks and roofing nails. I was glad to get that done since I don't like heights and the bees and these huge irridecent bugs were flying around me.
This is a view of the deck. The part that is jutting out will be for the BBQ grill. The dogs love to lay out there in the evening when we are finished with dinner.
I rolled out left over steel wool to fill in the cracks where the house and the deck meet. It helps to cut down on the bugs and hopefully the bees will not nest under the deck.
The steel wool is pushed in with a screwdriver all along the edge. It is packed fairly tight so that it will not come up or fall down under the deck. The open ends of the deck will have screening stapled to it and about six inches buried in the dirt.
