For years we had wanted a front porch, or at least the look of one. The overhang is less than 4 feet deep. Its a tight fit, but in the end, it works well.

Not a great pic, but we just got the delivery of all the supplies for the porch. You can also see the original brick, and the Juniper bush. (05/09/2022)

It took some effort, but we limewashed the front bricks. Twice. We had to remove the first try with a powerwasher after realizing it was too yellowish. We also dug out the existing juniper bush, and started removing the rocks. (08/07/2022)

A better image of the white limewashed brick, and a shameless plug for my two kids. (09/03/2022)

Digging out for the front porch slab. (11/04/2022)

Building the wooden concrete forms. (11/05/2022)

Cut and installed the re-mesh, mixed and poured the first few bags of sakrete. I'm mixing these by hand in a wheelbarrow. Ugggh. (11/05/2022)

First one is done, on to the second. I'll fill the middle one the next day, that way I can put the expansion joints between them. (11/05/2022)

First day complete. (11/05/2022)

Second day complete. Mixed 38 eighty pound bags of concrete by hand. I'm exhausted. (11/06/2022)

The posts are going in. (11/26/2022)

The previous owners removed the posts, and the roof had sagged considerably. We used a floor jack to lift the roof a couple inches to remove the sag. (11/26/2022)

Getting closer. The roofline looks good, and sag is almost completely gone now. (11/26/2022)

Some white paint on the posts, and its looking much better. (11/28/2022)

Now we start installing the railing. The railing posts are bolted down with 1/4 anchors drilled into the month old concrete. (12/01/2022)

Looks pretty good, but the gap by the front door looks a bit too big. (12/01/2022)

That's better. We narrowed the gap by the door, and added some shrubs to the rock bed. (05/06/2023)

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