At last! Everything is finished! What do you think of the center column???
And the exposed rafter tails?
The additional white vertical trim pieces really accentuate the details too.
(Got that idea from the East Beach houses!)
To me the house looks finished with that additional column built by Phil at Sound Pointe. We are fairly certain that there never has been a center column. There was no evidence on the pier or the fascia board. Also, there are other houses, particularly smaller houses that do not have the center column. We think because it wasn't needed, structurally, it was omitted.
In addition to the new column and the new siding, we:
- removed the brass kick plate from the door
- painted the door
- painted the porch floor
- polished the brass door handle and lock
- scraped the windows
- purchased a new light fixture (Woodcliffe outdoor pendant by Northeast Lantern )
- purchased new house numbers
- and painted the mailbox.
We have been working on cleaning the cement tops on the brick piers and cleaning the old bricks and mortar.
So far, we have tried muriatic acid and gentle power washing - we got nothin'!
I've got one other possibility up my sleeve but I would love your suggestions?
See the difference between the windows with the old storm windows and without them?
What a difference editing can make!
Personally, I think the red brick looks better with the blue gray siding and the gray porch floor?
Oh my gosh! Who stole the column? Right?
After-the-fact, that is how it looks ... the column was just supposed to be there.
Phil, with Sound Pointe, is a rock star! He apparently has a massive wood working shop with everything needed for building cabinets and furniture, etc. But, guess what? He had to make all the trim on that column and he had to buy at least one new whatchamacallit - router blade, I think?
Welcome!
Now for the yard ...
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