Outside of the House - Victorian Charm

This was the house in 1900. There were routed poles on the porches supporting the balconies that the three arched doors upstairs opened onto. The steep roof had crests.

In 1900

In 1985

In 2013

In 2015

2015- Added Wood Screen Doors and Flipped the Paint Colors on the Bay Window

Removing the Craftsman Look

Before we started redoing the porch, Mike cut down the 25 feet of hedge that ran across the front yard. We wanted a picket fence to run around both sides of the house.

We replaced the columns first.

Then we started working on the spandrels and corbels.

With the woodwork finished on the posts, we tore out the old sidewalk so we could put in a wider walkway and new steps.  The same time the forms were made for the new sidewalk, we dug the holes for the fence posts.

concrete day

Painting the 230 pickets - 4 times each, both sides.

We replaced the old stairs with boards that never require paint and added a new handrail.

Making cement caps for the fence